Europeans to initiate UN sanctions process on Iran, diplomats say

28/8/2025 17:06

Britain, France and Germany will begin the process of reimposing U.N. sanctions on Iran at the U.N. Security Council on Thursday, two European diplomats said.



The trio, known as the E3, met Iran on Tuesday to try to revive diplomacy over the nuclear programme before they lose the ability in mid-October to restore sanctions on Tehran that were lifted under a 2015 nuclear accord with world powers.



Those talks did not yield sufficiently tangible commitments from Iran. The E3 have now decided to trigger the so-called snapback of U.N. sanctions over accusations that Iran has violated the 2015 deal that aimed to prevent Tehran from developing a nuclear weapon, the diplomats said.



The E3, whose ministers informed U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio of their decision on Wednesday, will transfer a letter to the U.N. Security Council later on Thursday.



They hope the move will push Tehran to provide commitments over its nuclear programme within 30 days that will convince them to defer concrete action.