US President Donald Trump, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right. Manuel Balce Ceneta, Associated Press
US President Donald Trump, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right. Manuel Balce Ceneta, Associated Press
US President Donald Trump, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right. Manuel Balce Ceneta, Associated Press
US President Donald Trump, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right. Manuel Balce Ceneta, Associated Press

WATCH: Sightline with Tim Marshall


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The road that US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have taken to next week's summit in Singapore has been a bumpy one to say the least.

But Trump has at least (tentatively) gotten this far, which previous US presidents cannot claim to have done. What ramifications will next week's summit have going forward? How likely is peace between the two nuclear nations?

Tim Marshall looks at those questions and more in Sightline, his video series analysing global affairs, from The National's London bureau. Watch above.

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Final round

25 under -  Antoine Rozner (FRA)

23 - Francesco Laporta (ITA), Mike Lorenzo-Vera (FRA), Andy Sullivan (ENG), Matt Wallace (ENG)

21 - Grant Forrest (SCO)

20 - Ross Fisher (ENG)

19 - Steven Brown (ENG), Joakim Lagergren (SWE), Niklas Lemke (SWE), Marc Warren (SCO), Bernd Wiesberger (AUT)

What sanctions would be reimposed?

Under ‘snapback’, measures imposed on Iran by the UN Security Council in six resolutions would be restored, including:

  • An arms embargo
  • A ban on uranium enrichment and reprocessing
  • A ban on launches and other activities with ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons, as well as ballistic missile technology transfer and technical assistance
  • A targeted global asset freeze and travel ban on Iranian individuals and entities
  • Authorisation for countries to inspect Iran Air Cargo and Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines cargoes for banned goods