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EU and US Set Late-August Deadline for Iran or Trigger UN Sanctions Snapback

The snapback process begins on August 29 under UN rules triggering the automatic reinstatement of six Security Council resolutions.

FILE - The United Nations flag flies on a stormy day at the U.N. during the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi meets with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri (unseen), in Beirut, Lebanon, June 3, 2025. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo
U.S. and Iran flags are seen in this illustration taken June 18, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Overview

  • On July 16, the UK, France and Germany formally agreed to trigger the JCPOA snapback on August 29 if Iran fails to provide tangible nuclear commitments by month’s end.
  • US Secretary of State Marco Rubio coordinated with European counterparts in a July 15 call to establish the late-August deadline as leverage in negotiations.
  • Under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, snapback automatically reinstates all UN sanctions lifted under the 2015 agreement within 30 days, reimposing arms, finance and enrichment restrictions.
  • Iran has dismissed the legal grounds for renewed UN sanctions, suspended IAEA monitoring of its nuclear sites following June strikes and warned it may exit the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
  • European officials view snapback as both a pressure tactic and diplomatic fallback that could preserve their influence after being sidelined by US and Israeli strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites.