US EditionEuropeans warn Iran of UN sanctions if no progress on nuclear deal
FRANCE, JUL 18 – France, the UK, and Germany plan to reinstate UN sanctions on Iran by end of August due to Iran's failure to make verifiable commitments on its nuclear program, diplomats said.
- Amid stalled negotiations, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said the European Troika will trigger UN 'snapback' sanctions against Iran if no progress is made by late August.
- Reaching a deal, Iran suspended cooperation with the IAEA following US and Israeli strikes last month, complicating negotiations.
- In the JCPOA, the snapback mechanism under the 2015 deal allows any party to notify the UN Security Council of non-compliance, with China and Russia unable to veto, under French and European Union officials' statements, no attribution.
- In response, Iran warned it may isolate European states from its nuclear programme and could withdraw from the NPT, risking legal consequences for non-compliance.
- European governments plan to invoke the 'snapback' mechanism before October 18, 2025, offering leverage if no progress on Iran's nuclear deal is made, as pressure mounts on diplomats.
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Europeans Warn Iran of UN Sanctions if No Concrete Progress on Nuclear Issue
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei visits the Iranian centrifuges in Tehran, Iran, June 11, 2023. Photo: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS France, Britain, and Germany told Iran on Thursday that they would restore UN sanctions unless it reopened talks on its nuclear program immediately and produced concrete results by the end of August. The foreign ministers of the so-called E3, along with th…
Iran has called European sanctions threats over its nuclear program talks irresponsible. Paris, London and Berlin should "abandon their failed policy of threats and pressure," Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote on the X network.
Europeans have no "moral and legal basis" to reactivate UN sanctions, criticized the Iranian Foreign Minister, after a conference call with his British, French and German counterparts, as well as with the head of European diplomacy, Kaja Kallas.
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