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E3 Threaten UN ‘Snapback’ Sanctions Unless Iran Resumes Nuclear Talks

This ultimatum follows Iran’s halt of regular IAEA cooperation, with the E3 warning that failure to comply before the end of August will trigger reimposed sanctions.

FILE - Ian's Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Kazem Gharibabadi, waits for the start of the IAEA board of governors meeting at the International Center in Vienna, Austria, Nov. 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak, File)
France's President Emmanuel Macron and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer meet with Germany?s Chancellor Friedrich Merz (not pictured) on the sidelines of the two-day NATO's Heads of State and Government summit, in The Hague, Netherlands June 24, 2025. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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Overview

  • E3 foreign ministers informed the UN they will trigger the snapback process by the end of August unless Iran resumes negotiations or agrees to an extension.
  • Reinstated UN sanctions would take effect through a 30-day Security Council procedure unaffected by vetoes and replace measures set to lapse on October 18.
  • Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi rejected the E3’s warning as illegitimate and said any snapback would spell the end of diplomatic engagement.
  • Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi cautioned that Tehran would consider withdrawing from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty if sanctions are restored.
  • Discussions in Istanbul on July 25 did not yield a response from Iran to Europe’s extension proposal, leaving the late-August deadline unmet.