BERLIN (AP) – Top British, French and German diplomats have threatened to re-register Iran’s sanctions as the country approaches its month-end deadline. Nuclear Program Cooperation with United Nations Nuclear Watchdog.
Three countries known as E3 wrote in a letter to the United Nations dated Friday that they are willing to trigger a known process as follows: “Snapback” mechanismif Tehran does not comply with its requirements, one of the Western groups can reimpose UN sanctions.
French Foreign Minister Jeannoel Barott posted a letter to X on Wednesday. He co-signed with top diplomats from Germany and the UK.
“E3 has always been committed to using all diplomatic tools at will to ensure that Iran does not develop nuclear weapons,” the letter states. “If Iran is willing to reach a diplomatic solution by the end of August 2025, or if he can’t seize an opportunity for expansion, E3 has made it clear that it is ready to trigger a snapback mechanism.”
The letter follows a period of obvious diplomatic deadlock after a 12-day war between Iran and Israel in June, when Israeli and American jets hit important nuclear-related facilities in the Islamic Republic.
country I met an Iranian official last month. In Turkey, an Iranian consulate building in Istanbul, it was lifted in 2015 in exchange for Tehran accepting and monitoring restrictions on its nuclear program over the possibility of re-ordering international sanctions.
Esmail Baghhai, a spokesman for Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said at the time that the conference hoped the E3 nations would reevaluate their “previously unconstructive attitudes.”
The Iranian government did not immediately comment on the development on Wednesday.
Since the war, talks with Washington have not resumed for a new nuclear deal, and Iran has since Paused tie With an international atomic energy agent United Nations Nuclear Watchdogfollowing the attack. The IAEA’s first visit since the war was not accompanied by a visit to nuclear facilities on Monday, and cooperation did not formally recover.
One of the three countries trying to trigger a snapback mechanism would update sanctions against Iran, but Tehran will update its cooperation with the Vienna-based IAEA to address concerns about its highly abundant uranium stockpile I’ll delay thatAccording to a diplomat who spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity following a July meeting in Istanbul.
Iran was limited IAEA Test In the past, it is unclear how quickly Tehran and Washington will discuss a contract over the nuclear program as a pressure tactic when negotiating with the West.
“We are once again highlighting the long-standing legal assumptions for snapbacks,” German Foreign Ministry spokesman Joseph Hinterger said Wednesday.
“Our position and our appeal are very clearly that Iran is still choosing to decide to return to diplomacy and that he has full cooperation with the IAEA,” he told reporters at a regular press conference in Berlin.
The US intelligence agency and the IAEA evaluated Iran had the last organized nuclear weapons program in 2003, but Tehran had uranium enriched to 60%.
The IAEA did not immediately respond to requests for comment Wednesday.
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Kareem Cheayeb reported from Beirut. Geir Moulson contributed to this report from Berlin.
