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UN Security Council Fails to Halt Iran Sanctions Snapback as Countdown Begins

European governments say they could seek a short postponement if Tehran restores full IAEA access and addresses its enriched‑uranium stockpile, setting up a last‑week push at the UN.

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Members of the U.N. Security Council vote against a resolution that would permanently lift U.N. sanctions on Iran at the U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 19, 2025. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Members of the U.N. Security Council vote against a resolution that would permanently lift U.N. sanctions on Iran at the U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 19, 2025. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Amir-Saeid Iravani, is seen on a screen as he addresses members of the U.N. Security Council after a vote on a resolution that would permanently lift U.N. sanctions on Iran, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 19, 2025. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

Overview

  • Council members rejected a draft to maintain sanctions relief by a vote of 4–9 with two abstentions, clearing the way for pre‑2015 UN measures to return by the end of September unless a new deal is reached.
  • The sanctions due to resume include a conventional arms embargo, ballistic‑missile restrictions, asset freezes, travel bans and bans on nuclear‑related technology transfers.
  • France, the UK and Germany triggered the 30‑day process in late August, citing Iranian breaches of the 2015 deal, including a uranium stockpile they say is more than 40 times the permitted limit.
  • The E3 have offered up to a six‑month delay if Iran restores full inspector access for the IAEA, deals with concerns over high‑enriched material, and engages in talks with the United States during UNGA week.
  • Iran calls the snapback move unlawful, says it has tabled a ‘reasonable’ proposal and points to an Egypt‑mediated IAEA access framework, while warning of potential countermeasures that could include curbing inspections or even NPT withdrawal; Russia and China dispute the E3’s legal authority, signaling enforcement divisions as President Masoud Pezeshkian arrives in New York.