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UK, France and Germany Threaten U.N. Sanctions Snapback Unless Iran Resumes Nuclear Talks

European ministers demanded an immediate return to nuclear negotiations, warning that snapback sanctions would be triggered without verifiable commitments from Iran by late August.

Overview

  • European ministers held their first call with Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araqchi since mid-June air strikes and demanded an immediate return to negotiations on a verifiable nuclear accord.
  • The U.K., France and Germany set a late-August deadline for tangible progress, warning they will activate the JCPOA snapback mechanism to restore U.N. sanctions if Iran fails to comply.
  • Under the 2015 deal, reimposed sanctions follow a 30-day U.N. Security Council process that cannot be vetoed by Russia or China and aims to check Iran’s program before Russia’s presidency in October.
  • Since June strikes, Iran has suspended IAEA monitoring and insisted on legal assurances against further attacks as a condition for renewing U.S.-mediated talks.
  • Tehran has threatened to accelerate uranium enrichment to weapons-grade levels and withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty if sanctions snapback proceeds.