Iran will react to any reimposition of United Nations sanctions over its nuclear program, the country’s foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday, without elaborating on what actions Tehran might take.<\/p>\n
A French diplomatic source told Reuters last week that European powers would have to restore UN sanctions on Iran under the so-called “snapback mechanism” if there were no nuclear deal that guaranteed European security interests.<\/p>\n
The “snapback mechanism” is a process that would reimpose UN sanctions on Tehran under a 2015 nuclear deal that lifted the measures in return for restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program.<\/p>\n
“The threat to use the snapback mechanism lacks legal and political basis and will be met with an appropriate and proportionate response from Iran,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei told a press conference, without giving further details.<\/p>\n
The 2015 deal with Britain, Germany, France, the US, Russia and China – known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) – states that if the parties cannot resolve accusations of “significant non-performance” by Iran, the “snapback mechanism” process can be triggered by the 15-member UN Security Council.<\/p>\n
“The European parties, who are constantly trying to use this possibility as a tool, have themselves committed gross and fundamental violations of their obligations under the JCPOA,” Baghaei said.<\/p>\n
“They have failed to fulfill the duties they had undertaken under the JCPOA, so they have no legal or moral standing to resort to this mechanism.”<\/p>\n
Western countries accuse Iran of plotting to build a nuclear weapon, which Tehran denies.<\/p>\n
The United States pulled out of the deal in 2018 under the first administration of President Donald Trump, who called the agreement “weak”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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