US EditionUN Sanctions on Iran Likely to Be Reimposed by Month's End, Macron Says
European powers initiated a 30-day process to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran due to breaches of the 2015 nuclear deal, including uranium stockpile limits, with no serious negotiation progress.
- On September 4, 2025, French President Emmanuel Macron stated that he anticipates a reinstatement of sanctions against Iran by the end of the month, following concerns over Tehran's recent nuclear activities.
- This follows Britain, France, and Germany triggering a 30-day UN Security Council process last month to snap back sanctions due to Iran's breach of the 2015 nuclear deal.
- Macron criticized Tehran's latest nuclear commitments as not serious and highlighted unresolved risks related to Iran's nuclear bomb potential, ballistic capacities, and regional destabilization.
- He declared, "We will put the snapbacks," referring to the mechanism for restoring sanctions provided by a UN resolution, while Iran denounced the move as unjustified and illegal.
- The renewed sanctions could reinstate previous UN arms bans, missile limits, and asset freezes if no deal is reached, impacting regional stability and diplomatic relations.
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The UN Security Council gave Friday, September 19, 2025 its green light for the re-establishment of sanctions against Iran, to which Paris, London and Berlin are calling for stronger commitments on its nuclear programme. Tehran and the major European powers still have eight days to try to agree on a postponement.
The UN Security Council voted this Friday to reinvigorate sanctions against Iran after the United Kingdom, France and Germany accused Tehran of violating the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), linked to the UN, had denounced that the Iranian Regime had succeeded in enriching uranium to 60%, close to war levels, given that the degree of atomic bomb is around 90% purity; a difference difficult to justi…
Iran's deputy foreign minister criticises European powers over sanctions plan
GENEVA - Iran on Friday criticised a move by European powers to impose international sanctions by the end of the month if Tehran does not meet conditions, including access for U.N. nuclear inspectors. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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PerthNowUN sanctions on Iran to be reimposed: France's Macron
European powers will probably reimpose international sanctions on Iran by the end of the month after their latest round of talks with Tehran aimed at preventing them were deemed not serious, France's President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that he had submitted to the European powers a "fair and balanced" proposal on the nuclear issue to prevent the re-establishment of UN sanctions against the Islamic Republic. ...
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