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UN Reimposes Broad Iran Sanctions After E3 Trigger Snapback

The move follows a 30-day snapback triggered over limited IAEA access, with enforcement now contested.

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A domestically-built missile "Khaibar-buster," and banners showing portraits of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, and the late armed forces commanders, who were killed in Israeli strike in June, are displayed in a military exhibition commemorating the anniversary of the start of the 1980-88 Iraq-Iran war, and 12-day war with Israel in June, at Baharestan Square, in Tehran, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
The United Nations Security Council pictured after a vote on a resolution that would have permanently lifted UN sanctions on Iran, in New York City, September 19, 2025.
Iranians drive next to a billboard displaying pictures of nuclear scientists, centrifuges and a sentence reading in Farsi 'Science is the power'

Overview

  • Iran is again under UN restrictions that took effect at midnight GMT, including a full arms embargo, bans on enrichment and reprocessing, ballistic‑missile limits, asset freezes and travel bans.
  • Britain, France and Germany invoked the JCPOA snapback after saying Iran failed to restore verifiable inspections or account for highly enriched uranium despite last‑minute talks in New York.
  • Russia and China’s bid to delay sanctions by six months failed at the Security Council, and both denounced the measures as invalid, signaling inconsistent global enforcement.
  • The IAEA confirmed inspectors were back in Iran, but Western states deemed the access insufficient to avert sanctions, while Tehran called the move unlawful and recalled its envoys from the three European capitals.
  • Iran’s economy showed immediate strain, with the rial plunging to record lows and consumer prices rising, even as European and U.S. officials said diplomacy remains open if Tehran returns to compliance.