The Trump administration on Monday announced a slate of measures intended to add teeth to its attempt to restore "international" sanctions on Iran, but many pundits dismissed them nothing more than a show ahead of the US election.

Russian and Chinese diplomats lash out at the US over its unrealistic claim that its abortive campaign to return the UN’s sanctions against Iran has restored the bans.

The United Nations Security Council has rejected Washington's claim that it still can use mechanisms provided in the Iran nuclear deal after withdrawing from the accord in 2018.

The UN chief says “uncertainty” prevents him from considering Washington's bid to return the world body’s sanctions against Iran to be a valid action.

Hassan Rouhani says the US has suffered a “humiliating defeat” in its push to trigger the so-called snapback mechanism.

President Hassan Rouhani congratulates the Iranian nation on upcoming victory against the US concerning Washington’s failure to trigger the so-called snapback provision in the 2015 nuclear deal aimed at reinstating all UN sanctions against Tehran.

Iranian lawmakers will discuss a triple-urgency motion to counter the hostile US measures against Tehran.