WANA (Sep 10) – Russia’s representative to international organizations in Vienna, reacting to the new understanding between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), stressed that the time has come to halt the process of reimposing UN sanctions on Iran.

 

“Congratulations! Now is the right moment for the E3 (the European troika) to stop and cancel the ‘snapback’ process in order to preserve the positive momentum,” wrote Mikhail Ulyanov in response to the understanding reached between Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi.

 

A day earlier, Laurence Norman claimed in a post on X that Iran and the IAEA had reached an agreement. Following this, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei confirmed: “Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency have agreed on the framework for cooperation in the new situation, following the unlawful attacks by the United States and Israel against our peaceful nuclear facilities.”

Finalization of Iran-IAEA Understanding. Social media / WANA News Agency

Finalization of Iran-IAEA Understanding. Social media / WANA News Agency

Grossi later posted on X that during his meeting in Cairo with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, they had agreed on practical details for the resumption of inspection activities in Iran, describing the understanding as “an important step in the right direction.”

 

In response to Grossi’s message, Ulyanov once again called for the termination of the snapback process.

 

The three European signatories to the JCPOA (the UK, France, and Germany) triggered the snapback mechanism on August 27, initiating the process of reimposing UN sanctions on Iran. They claimed that Tehran had failed to uphold its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal, which was aimed at preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.

 

However, the resolutions reintroduced through this mechanism do not include any banking or oil sanctions against Iran. All such sanctions remain unilateral, primarily imposed by the U.S. Treasury Department, and are still in effect today.