US EditionIran recalls envoys to UK, France, Germany as UN sanctions reimposed
Iran recalled ambassadors to key European countries as UN sanctions targeting its nuclear and ballistic missile programs are set to resume, aiming to pressure Tehran amid stalled diplomacy.
- On Saturday, Iran recalled its ambassadors from the United Kingdom, France, and Germany for consultations ahead of the United Nations' reimposition of nuclear sanctions.
- This recall followed these European countries triggering the snapback mechanism, the first use in a decade, citing Iran's violations of a 2015 nuclear deal.
- The sanctions will reinstate restrictions on arms sales, prohibit uranium enrichment and related activities, ban ballistic missile development, freeze Iranian assets abroad, and impose measures against the country’s energy sector amid escalating tensions.
- Iran's rial fell to over 1.1 million per US dollar on Saturday amid 34.5% annual inflation and food prices rising more than 50%, worsening economic hardship.
- The sanctions' return signals increased international pressure on Iran’s nuclear program despite Iran denying weapon ambitions while economic and social strains intensify domestically.
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UN arms embargo, other sanctions reimposed on Iran over nuclear program
The United Nations has reinstated an arms embargo and other sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program following a process triggered by European powers that Tehran has warned will be met with a harsh response. Britain, France, and Germany initiated the return of sanctions on Iran at the UN Security Council over accusations it had violated a 2015 deal that aimed to stop it from developing a nuclear bomb. Iran denies seeking nuclear weapons. The e…
U.N. imposes 'snapback' sanctions on a hungrier, poorer and more anxious Iran
The United Nations reimposed sanctions on Iran early Sunday over its nuclear program, further squeezing the Islamic Republic as its people increasingly find themselves priced out of the food they need to survive and worried about their futures.
UN imposes ‘snapback’ sanctions on a hungrier, poorer and more anxious Iran
The United Nations reimposed sanctions on Iran early Sunday over its nuclear program, further squeezing the Islamic Republic as its people increasingly find themselves priced out of the food they need to survive and worried about their futures.
These sanctions came into effect on the night of Saturday to Sunday. L的Iran recalled "for consultations", Saturday, its ambassadors in France, Germany and the United Kingdom, reported state television.
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