US EditionEuropean and Iranian diplomats hold last-minute nuclear talks ahead of sanctions deadline
Iran and European diplomats hold urgent talks to prevent sanctions reimposition amid concerns over uranium enrichment nearing weapons-grade levels, with the snapback mechanism under consideration.
- On Tuesday, representatives from Britain, France, and Germany met with Iranian officials in Geneva to discuss Tehran's nuclear program ahead of a sanctions deadline.
- These talks follow the US withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal in 2018 and Europe's concerns over Iran's uranium enrichment to near weapons-grade levels.
- Europe's E3 group warned Iran of invoking the deal's snapback mechanism if Tehran fails to meet conditions like restarting US talks and allowing UN inspections.
- The snapback would reinstate all previous UN sanctions without veto from Security Council members such as Russia or China, swiftly returning Iran to pre-2015 restrictions.
- Failure to resolve these issues by the end of August could lead to sanctions reimposition, while negotiations continue amid Iran disputing the legality of such snapback moves.
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Why a New Iran Nuclear Deal Is Doomed to Fail From the Start
Key Points and Summary – As European diplomats hold last-minute talks to prevent the reimposition of sanctions on Iran, a critical issue threatens to derail any potential deal: Iran’s existing stockpile of highly enriched uranium (HEU). Before the recent war with Israel, Iran possessed a significant quantity of near-weapons-grade uranium. The exact location and status of this material are now unknown. Any new agreement that focuses only on futur…
European and Iranian diplomats fail to agree on how to avoid reimposition of UN sanct
Talks in Geneva end without agreement just days before a deadline to trigger the 'snapback' of UN sanctions, raising fears of renewed embargoes as questions about Iran's near-weapons-grade-level enriched uranium linger
Fresh Talks Begin With Iran as European Powers Threaten Snapback Sanctions
France, Germany, and the UK—known as the E3—are holding fresh negotiations on Aug. 26 with an Iranian delegation in Geneva, Switzerland, as the deadline for the reimposition of so-called snapback sanctions approaches. The meeting—announced by an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman on Aug. 25—follows previous talks between Iran and the E3 in Istanbul on July 25. Under the snapback mechanism—part of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPO…
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