The E3 are expected to initiate UN snapback sanctions against Iran on Thursday, Axios reports
The EU foreign policy chief told Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Britain, France, and Germany will activate the United Nations “snapback” mechanism that restores sanctions on Iran on Thursday, citing continued violations of the 2015 nuclear deal, reported Axios.
The move initiates a 30-day process that will reimpose all UN sanctions previously lifted under Resolution 2231. The mechanism cannot be vetoed by Security Council members.
Iran’s deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi told Iranian state television that if the Europeans trigger the mechanism Iran will retaliate, including stopping its cooperation with the IAEA.