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Europe Set to Trigger UN Iran Sanctions Snapback as Talks Stall

European capitals are preparing a snapback notification after talks faltered.

General view of the Iranian Consulate where Iran holds nuclear talks with so-called E3 group of France, Britain and Germany, in Istanbul, Turkey, July 25, 2025. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya/File Photo
Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) looks on ahead the IAEA's Board of Governors meeting at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria on December 12, 2024. The meeting was convened by the Chair of the Board following a letter by the Governor from Ukraine, requesting a meeting of the Board. (Photo by Joe Klamar / AFP) (Photo by JOE KLAMAR/AFP via Getty Images)
FILE - An Iranian security official in protective clothing walks through part of the Uranium Conversion Facility just outside the Iranian city of Isfahan, March 30, 2005. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
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Overview

  • Iran and the E3 ended their Geneva meeting without a breakthrough, and European diplomats say the snapback process is likely to start as soon as Thursday.
  • The mechanism would open a 30‑day window leading to the automatic restoration of UN sanctions unless a blocking resolution passes, which diplomats consider unlikely.
  • IAEA inspectors have returned to Iran for the first time since June, but Rafael Grossi says their access and verification modalities remain unresolved.
  • The E3 signaled they could defer concrete measures if Tehran offers verifiable commitments, including full inspector access and engagement in talks with the United States.
  • Tehran rejects the legality of a European‑triggered snapback and warns of serious consequences, while Russia and China push procedural delays as the Oct. 18 expiry of snapback authority approaches.