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UN Security Council Sets Vote on Restoring Iran Sanctions as Europe Says Tehran Fell Short

A likely lack of votes to block the snapback leaves a return to pre‑2015 U.N. penalties on Iran likely without a verifiable inspections deal.

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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FILE - The Iranian flag flies in front of a U.N. building where closed-door nuclear talks take place at the International Center in Vienna, Austria, on June 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak, File)

Overview

  • Its rotating president, South Korea, put a resolution to a Friday vote that would be needed to stop the E3-triggered snapback from taking effect at month’s end, but diplomats say support falls short of the required nine votes.
  • France’s Emmanuel Macron said he expects international sanctions to be reinstated by the end of September, citing assessments that recent Iranian proposals are not serious.
  • The E3 warned after ministerial talks that Iran has not taken the reasonable and precise steps required, with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas urging immediate full cooperation with IAEA inspections at all sites.
  • Iran and the IAEA announced an agreement in principle to resume cooperation, yet Western diplomats say it lacks detail and timelines, and inspectors still must account for enriched‑uranium stocks after June strikes by Israel and the United States.
  • Iran withdrew a draft IAEA resolution condemning the June attacks following U.S. pressure, while Tehran rejects the legal basis for snapback and denies seeking nuclear weapons; restored U.N. measures would include arms and missile restrictions, asset freezes and travel bans.