UN Sanctions Reimposed on Iran; U.S. Calls for Direct Talks
WANA ( Sep 28) – Minutes after Washington and the European trio announced the return of United Nations sanctions against Iran, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared that diplomacy remains open and urged Tehran to begin direct negotiations with Washington.
According to Western officials, the so-called “snapback mechanism” took effect at 8 p.m. New York time (3:30 a.m. Tehran time). The U.S. and its European allies claim that the activation of this mechanism restores six previous UN Security Council resolutions, re-imposing restrictions on Iran’s nuclear, missile, and arms activities.
Rubio described the move as “a clear message from the Security Council that Iran will be held accountable” and added: “Trump has made it clear that the best option for the Iranian people is reaching a new agreement through negotiations.”
Araghchi at the UN Security Council session. Social media /WANA News Agency
Iran’s Response
Iran’s Foreign Minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, denounced the European trio’s action as an “abuse of the JCPOA mechanism,” stressing: “UN Security Council Resolution 2231 will expire on October 18, 2025, and the lifted sanctions cannot be re-imposed. Any such attempt is null and void.”
He added that European countries in recent months had sought to create a climate of pressure and fear in order to extract concessions from Iran, but the Islamic Republic had stood firm against all such attempts.
Araghchi: Three European Countries Sought to Blackmail Iran
WANA (Sep 27) – Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Friday night that three European countries, along with the United States, attempted to pressure and “blackmail” Iran through fear and escalation in recent weeks. Speaking in a televised interview from New York, Araghchi outlined Iran’s diplomatic efforts over the past week to […]
European Trio’s Position
At the same time, the foreign ministers of Germany, France, and the United Kingdom issued a joint statement welcoming the reinstatement of the previous sanctions resolutions. They reiterated their claims that Iran has violated its JCPOA commitments and increased its enriched uranium stockpile far beyond the agreement’s limits.
The three countries also called on Tehran to refrain from “escalatory actions” and return to full compliance with Security Council resolutions. They emphasized, however, that the return of sanctions does not mean the end of diplomacy, and that a political solution is still possible if Iran reduces tensions and returns to its obligations.
Russia and China Oppose
By contrast, Russia and China rejected the reimposition of sanctions as illegal, asserting that the snapback mechanism lacks any legal basis. Russia’s Foreign Ministry stated that the UN Secretariat has no authority to deviate from the provisions of Resolution 2231.
Europe’s Snapback Gamble Risks Iran’s Exit from NPT
WANA (Sep 20) – With the failure of a UN Security Council resolution to extend sanctions relief for Iran, and mounting pressure from three European powers to trigger the so-called “snapback” mechanism, Tehran has warned that it may withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and take further retaliatory measures. The standoff underscores a diplomatic […]
With the claimed reactivation of UN sanctions against Iran, deep divisions within the Security Council have become more pronounced, pitting the U.S. and its European allies against China, Russia, and Iran—a development that casts further uncertainty over the future of nuclear negotiations and diplomacy in the months ahead.
