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UN Security Council Lets Iran Sanctions Snapback Clock Run After 4–9–2 Vote

The defeat leaves roughly eight days for a deal to delay the JCPOA snapback during UN General Assembly meetings.

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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

  • A draft to permanently lift Iran sanctions failed 4–9 with two abstentions, leaving pre-2015 UN measures set to return by Sept. 28 unless a delay is approved.
  • Britain, France and Germany triggered the 30-day process on Aug. 28 and offered up to a six-month deferral if Iran restores full IAEA access, addresses enriched-uranium stockpiles, and enters talks with the United States.
  • Russia, China, Pakistan and Algeria backed the failed text, while European members argued Iran has breached commitments and the IAEA has found safeguards noncompliance.
  • Intense diplomacy is expected as leaders gather in New York, with the UK’s Barbara Woodward urging swift steps from Tehran and the US’s Dorothy Shea stressing that diplomacy remains possible even if sanctions snap back.
  • Tehran calls the European move politically motivated and says it has presented a “reasonable and actionable” plan, pointing to a Cairo-brokered framework with the IAEA for inspection access.