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ARTICLE VIEW:
Iran faces reimposition of sanctions unless it negotiates on nuclear
program
By Tim Lister, Frederik Pleitgen and Joseph Ataman, CNN
Updated:
12:00 AM EDT, Tue August 26, 2025
Source: CNN
Iran faces a renewal of UN-mandated sanctions within weeks unless it
returns to negotiations on the and allows international inspections of
its facilities.
The process for restoring sanctions that were lifted a decade ago under
a landmark nuclear deal could begin at the end of the month if a
meeting on Tuesday between Iran and three European nations fails to
make progress.
France, Germany and the United Kingdom have told the United Nations
they will move to reimpose sanctions through what’s known as the
‘snapback’ mechanism if Iran continues to violate its obligations
under the deal.
The snapback was built into the 2015 nuclear pact reached by Iran, the
US and the Europeans. Under the deal, Iran was granted sanctions relief
in return for strict and verifiable limits on its nuclear program.
But after US President Donald Trump , known as the JCPOA, during his
first term in office, Iran scaled back compliance by accelerating its
uranium enrichment close to weapons grade.
In a letter to the UN Security Council last week, foreign ministers of
the three European nations, known as the E3, said Iran had violated
“the near entirety of its JCPOA commitments.”
“We have made clear that if Iran is not willing to reach a diplomatic
solution before the end of August 2025, or does not seize the
opportunity of an extension, E3 are prepared to trigger the snapback
mechanism.”
Iran suspended nuclear negotiations with the US, which were aimed at
curbing its enrichment program, after the US and Israel during a 12-day
war in June.
Since then, inspectors from the UN’s nuclear watchdog, the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), have been unable to access
Iran’s nuclear installations.
The snapback automatically reimposes all UN Security Council sanctions
that were lifted under the 2015 deal. Those sanctions, introduced
between 2006 and 2010, include an arms embargo, restrictions on uranium
enrichment, and bans on Iran acquiring technology related to its
ballistic missile program. The measures also contributed to severe
pressure on Iran’s oil and financial sectors.
The snapback process takes 30 days, and the Europeans are aware that
Russia assumes the presidency of the Security Council in October and
may obstruct the process.
Iran prepares for measures against European nations
In a phone call with his counterparts from the UK, France and Germany
on Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned that
triggering the snapback mechanism would carry serious consequences,
state-run Press TV reported.
Iran is preparing for “the worst scenarios,” an Iranian official
told CNN last week, “taking it for granted that the E3 are set to
exhaust their sole remaining leverage to please President Trump.”
The source said that among the options Iran is considering are more
limitations on Tehran’s cooperation with the IAEA, a withdrawal from
the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and putting the E3 on
“hostile states” lists, which would allow the Iranian armed forces
to inspect vessels that are flagged, bound or owned by the European
states in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman.
“The E3 is further reducing their role into irrelevance by nagging
like a frustrated kid. They have lost their moral and political compass
failing to appreciate their status versus those of Americans in West
Asian power politics,” the source said.
Tuesday’s meeting will be held at the deputy foreign minister level,
Press TV reported.
Analysts say the reimposition of sanctions triggered by the snapback
would damage the already beleaguered Iranian economy.
“In the short term, snapback will hurt the Iranian economy, largely
by creating problems for euro liquidity, which is important for
Iran’s ability to reliably buy essential goods, like pharmaceuticals.
The sanctions will also hit consumer and business confidence in
Iran,” according to analyst Esfandyar Batmanghelidj.
But he expects China will “continue to purchase Iranian oil. The
(United Arab Emirates) will continue to facilitate trade for Iranian
importers. Iraq will continue to act as a market for Iranian
exporters.”
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