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UN Security Council Reimposes Iran Sanctions via JCPOA Snapback

European governments say Iran blocked IAEA inspectors.

Overview

  • The renewed measures ban uranium enrichment, restrict ballistic-missile testing, reinstate an arms embargo, freeze related assets, impose travel bans and authorize cargo inspections.
  • The UK, France and Germany initiated the snapback after alleging Tehran blocked IAEA access and withheld reports on enriched-uranium stocks.
  • Iran denounced the decision as unjust and illegal and said it will recall its ambassadors from London, Paris and Berlin.
  • A bid by China and Russia to delay the move by six months failed, drawing only four votes in the 15-member Council.
  • The United States urged immediate implementation as European capitals said a negotiated suspension remains possible.