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EU Says Iran Still Falling Short as UN Sanctions ‘Snapback’ Nears

EU leaders warned that only verifiable IAEA access will prevent snapback measures at month’s end.

FILE -An Iranian flag flutters in front of the reactor building of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, just outside the southern city of Bushehr, Iran, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi meets with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri (unseen), in Beirut, Lebanon, June 3, 2025. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo
FILE - A national flag of Iran waves in front of the building of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, in Vienna, Austria, Friday, Dec. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Gruber, File)
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Overview

  • Following a Wednesday call with France, Germany and the U.K., EU officials said Iran has not taken the necessary steps to halt the return of U.N. sanctions.
  • Kaja Kallas stressed that only full, credible cooperation with the IAEA, including access to all nuclear sites without delay, will meet European conditions.
  • An Egypt-mediated arrangement between Iran and the IAEA outlines renewed access and a comprehensive accounting of nuclear material, but the timeline for Iran’s report remains unclear.
  • Under the JCPOA’s veto-proof mechanism, pre-2015 U.N. sanctions will automatically reimpose at the end of September unless the Security Council intervenes to stop the process.
  • If restored, the measures would freeze Iranian assets abroad, halt arms transactions and penalize ballistic-missile activity, while Iran’s foreign minister disputed the E3’s legal grounds but said Tehran seeks a fair, balanced solution.