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U.S. Representative Ted Deutch, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism, issued this statement following reports that the Trump Administration intends to unilaterally snapback United Nations sanctions on Iran: "I have seen reports that in the coming days the US will declare that all UN sanctions against Iran have been 'snapbacked.' The members of the UN Security Council have already determined that this move is not valid. This is a direct result of President Trump’s Iran policy that relies on attempting to bully our allies rather than engaging in real diplomacy. The abdication of US global leadership risks diluting the integrity of the Security Council, and the President’s go-it-alone policy imperils our necessary lea...