The effort by sixteen countries and the Palestinians argues that unilateral measures are against the UN Charter.\u00a0<\/strong>A letter from the group seen by\u00a0Reuters<\/em>\u00a0says multilateralism “is currently under an unprecedented attack, which, in turn, threatens global peace and security.”<\/p>\n The other members of the group are Syria, Venezuela, Cuba, Algeria, Angola, Belarus, Bolivia, Eritrea, Laos, Nicaragua, Cambodia, Saint Vincent, and the Grenadines.<\/p>\n “The world is seeing a\u00a0growing resort to unilateralism, marked by isolationist and arbitrary actions, including the imposition of unilateral coercive measures<\/strong>\u00a0or the withdrawal from landmark agreements and multilateral institutions,”\u00a0the note from the group reads.<\/p>\n But as Reuters notes there was immediately pushback and condemnation of the move, primarily from\u00a0Western allied countries<\/a>:<\/p>\n However, a senior European diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity, responded: “These so-called friends are the ones who have done most to breach the charter.\u00a0Maybe they should start by respecting human rights and fundamental freedoms in their own countries<\/strong>.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The Trump administration slapped crippling sanctions on Iran, Venezuela, and Syria that amount to economic embargoes, and those sanctions are still in place.<\/p>\n The only ones President Biden has hinted at lifting are on Iran, but so far, the Biden administration has not made a sincere effort to revive the nuclear deal. The Biden administration has also imposed sanctions of its own on Russia, Myanmar, and Iran.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/unfile.jpg?itok=gbVm040S\")