WANA (Oct 05) – Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi held a meeting today (Sunday, October 5, 2025) with ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, and heads of international missions based in Tehran to explain recent developments in foreign policy, particularly following the activation of the snapback mechanism — the reimposition of previously terminated UN Security Council resolutions against Iran.

 

During the meeting, Araghchi elaborated on the recent developments in New York on the sidelines of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, where the snapback mechanism was triggered. He also referred to the past negotiations that led to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

 

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, referring to the history of Iran’s nuclear issue and the country’s responsible and good-faith approach over the past two decades that led to the 2015 JCPOA, held the United States responsible for the current situation following its “illegal and baseless” withdrawal from the deal in 2018.

 

He said Iran continued to fulfill its commitments for one year after the U.S. withdrawal, but when the European parties to the JCPOA failed to meet their obligations and instead chose to follow Washington’s sanctions, “the Islamic Republic of Iran was left with no choice but to adopt remedial measures under Article 36 of the JCPOA and gradually suspend its commitments in a reversible manner.”

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks during a meeting with foreign ambassadors to Iran, in Tehran, Iran, October 5, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

Commenting on recent developments following Iran’s entry into indirect talks with the U.S., Araghchi described the simultaneous Israeli and American attacks on Iran during diplomatic negotiations as “a blatant betrayal of diplomacy and an unprecedented violation of the non-proliferation regime and the principles of the UN Charter.” He added that Iran’s firm defense in the face of what he called “criminal aggression against its territorial integrity and national sovereignty” proved that “the Iranian nation, while committed to diplomacy and dialogue, will defend itself with full strength against any form of aggression or excessive demand.”

 

The foreign minister also condemned the move by the three European countries — Germany, France, and the United Kingdom — to misuse the JCPOA’s dispute resolution mechanism in an attempt to restore the UN Security Council sanctions lifted under the nuclear deal. He said their “irresponsible and illegal” actions had “no legal, logical, or moral basis” and were “completely unacceptable” to Iran.

 

Araghchi added: “The fact that six members of the Security Council, including two permanent members — China and Russia — oppose the European move demonstrates the serious division within the Council itself. The three European states, having violated their JCPOA commitments since 2018 and supported Israeli and U.S. aggression against Iran’s peaceful nuclear facilities, have no standing to invoke the deal’s dispute mechanism or make claims against Iran.”

Foreign ambassadors to Iran attend a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, in Tehran, Iran, October 5, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

He called on the UN Secretariat and all countries to consider, in line with Resolution 2231, “all the restrictions stipulated in this resolution terminated as of October 18.”

 

Reaffirming Iran’s responsible approach in using diplomacy to safeguard its national interests and regional peace, the foreign minister blamed the U.S. and the three European states for the current diplomatic deadlock, citing their “unreasonable and excessive demands.” He stressed that Iran remains determined to “protect the rights and interests of its people in using peaceful nuclear energy and securing the removal of unjust sanctions.”

 

Araghchi concluded by warning about the “dangerous consequences of failing to curb Israel’s lawlessness and warmongering,” emphasizing that “the Islamic Republic of Iran, drawing on its valuable past experiences in defending its dignity, independence, and national security, will respond decisively to any future act of malice.”

 

This was Araghchi’s first meeting with the diplomatic corps in Tehran since the activation of the snapback mechanism.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attends a meeting with foreign ambassadors to Iran, in Tehran, Iran, October 5, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

On Friday night, September 28, the UN Security Council voted on a draft resolution proposed by Russia and China to extend Resolution 2231 for another six months (until April 18, 2026). The draft received four votes in favor (Russia, China, Pakistan, and Algeria), two abstentions (South Korea and Guyana), and nine votes against (France, the United Kingdom, the United States, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Denmark, Greece, Panama, and Somalia). The resolution ultimately failed to pass.

 

As a result, in the early hours of Sunday, September 28, the previously terminated resolutions — 1696 (2006), 1737 (2006), 1747 (2007), 1803 (2008), 1835 (2008), and 1929 (2010) — were reinstated.