INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany possess the authority to reinstate international sanctions against Iran if
Tehran is deemed non-compliant
The United States , having unilaterally withdrawn from the agreement in 2018 and subsequently re-imposed its own sanctions, has forfeited
China, aimed to curtail Iran's nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief
However, this benefit evaporated for Tehran within three years of the agreement's signing, following the United States withdrawal and the
re-imposition of sanctions
The situation worsened with the European signatories, who not only failed to mitigate the impact of United States sanctions but also
implemented their own bans.The European Troika told the UN Security Council on Wednesday that it would return UN sanctions as well if it
deems the move necessary to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons
officially left the JCPOA, they lack the moral and legal standing to trigger the snapback mechanism as they have failed to fulfill their
commitments since the United States withdrawal.In a letter to the President of the UN Security Council on Thursday, Russia's UN
He said the four states are attempting to falsely portray Iran as responsible while dismissing their repeated violations of the pact
Nebenzya asserted that Iran remains ready to resume compliance, contingent upon reciprocal action from Western parties, but that this
condition has yet to be met.Although the potential re-imposition of UN sanctions is unlikely to significantly exacerbate Iran's already
to address Iran's nuclear program
Iranian skepticism toward dialogue with the West is fueling domestic calls for nuclear weapons development
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei issued a fatwa (religious decree) years ago that banned the country from
developing weapons of mass destruction
