Need to Avoid Dispute With US Over Sanctions Snapback

Iran needs to refrain from engaging in a dispute with the United States over the sanctions snapback mechanism and should instead focus on securing its rights under the 2015 nuclear deal, an international law expert says. 
"We should not get involved in arguments about other parties' interpretations of JCPOA [the official name of the nuclear accord—Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action—that Iran signed with six world powers in 2015], or our performance. We should only concentrate on our national interests and our rights under the agreement and seek to defend them, rather than entering into legal disputes brought up by the United States or European members of the agreement," Yousef Molaei told the Iranian Diplomacy website in a recent interview. 
AP reported in mid-December that some Republicans in Washington are still pushing to dismantle remaining elements of JCPOA more than a year after the US withdrew. 
According to the report, the US State Department legal opinion will be used by Republican Senator Ted Cruz and others in the coming weeks to argue that Washington can still demand the restoration of UN sanctions.