MNA � A spokesman with the Iranian Foreign Ministry reacted to the claims made by the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo regarding the activation of the snapback mechanism.

In a tweet on Thursday, Pompeo claimed that UN sanctions will snap back against Iran on September 20. �If any member of the UN Security Council introduces a resolution to continue sanctions relief, the U.S. will oppose it. If no resolution is introduced, the sanctions on Iran will still return on September 20. That�s how UNSCR2231 works,� wrote Pompeo.

Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh wrote in response that �13 members, incl. President of UNSC have declared that America has NO legal standing in the first place to recourse to 2231, as it's not a JCPOA participant.�

�The clock is ticking just in Pompeo's parallel alternate universe! This happens when an ex-spymaster leads US diplomacy,� he added.

Khatibzadeh also attached a screenshot of the JCPOA which shows the mechanism can only be activated by a �JCPOA participant� while the US has officially �ceased participation� in the deal.