US EditionIran Says No Longer Bound by 'Restrictions' on Its Nuclear Programme
Iran ends all nuclear restrictions following expiration of the 2015 deal as European powers reimpose UN sanctions through the snapback mechanism, deepening diplomatic deadlock.
- Saturday's expiry of Resolution 2231 marked the 10-year end of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, and Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said all nuclear restrictions are terminated.
- The United States withdrew from the deal in 2018 under President Donald Trump and reinstated sanctions, while Britain, Germany and France triggered the snapback in August, reimposing UN sanctions.
- Iran suspended cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency after United States and Israel struck its nuclear sites in June, prompting inspectors to leave and limiting verification efforts.
- Tehran began stepping up its nuclear programme after the deal's collapse, increasing proliferation concerns as three European powers seek talks but Iranian top diplomat Abbas Araghchi said Tehran `does not see any reason to negotiate`.
- Ali Vaez, International Crisis Group Iran project director, said the snapback has 'officially buried' the deal, while US intelligence and the IAEA found no evidence this year Iran pursued atomic weapons.
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Tehran declares no longer bound by nuclear deal
Since the end of the 12-Day War with Israel, Iran has refused to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the United Nation’s nuclear watchdog. By JNS The 10-year nuclear deal between Iran and world powers expired on Saturday, with Tehran announcing it is no longer bound by the 2015 agreement. From now on, “all of the [2015 deal] provisions, including the restrictions on the Iranian nuclear program and the related mechanisms…
Iran's Foreign Ministry said the country is no longer bound by restrictions on its nuclear program, as the 2015 nuclear deal with leading world powers officially expired.
Obama-era Iran nuclear non-proliferation deal officially expires — as Trump seeks out Tehran peace deal
The decade-old Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, which sought limitations on Tehran's nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions, came to an end with the Iranian regime celebrating a possible new nuclear era.
Iran said on Saturday that it was no longer bound by the "restrictions" associated with its nuclear programme, while reiterating its commitment to diplomacy.
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