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UN Security Council Sets Friday Vote on Restoring Iran Sanctions After European Warning

European governments activated the JCPOA snapback after concluding Tehran has not offered verifiable, time‑bound access for IAEA inspectors.

FILE -An Iranian flag flutters in front of the reactor building of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, just outside the southern city of Bushehr, Iran, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi meets with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri (unseen), in Beirut, Lebanon, June 3, 2025. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo
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French President Emmanuel Macron attends a video conference on the situation in the Middle East with several European and Arab partners ahead of the U.N. General Assembly during which France and Saudi Arabia will host a meeting of heads of state and government on a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, September 15, 2025. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/Pool/File Photo

Overview

  • The Council’s rotating presidency confirmed a Friday meeting at 10 a.m. (1400 GMT) to decide on the reimposition of U.N. measures on Iran.
  • Diplomatic sources say a resolution to preserve sanctions relief is unlikely to secure enough support, which would clear the way for sanctions to return, including freezing assets, halting arms deals and penalizing missile development.
  • France, Germany and the United Kingdom initiated the snapback in late August, triggering a roughly 30‑day, veto‑proof process that continues unless the Security Council votes to stop it.
  • Following a Sept. 17 call with Iran’s foreign minister and EU chief diplomat Kaja Kallas, the EU and Germany said Iran has not taken the reasonable steps required, with Kallas warning the window for a diplomatic solution is closing fast.
  • Iran and the IAEA reached an in‑principle deal to resume cooperation and inspections, but Western officials say it lacks a clear timeline; Tehran says it is ready for a fair, balanced solution and disputes the legal basis for snapback.