UK, France, Germany to reimpose sanctions on Iran

The UK, France and Germany will begin the process of reimposing UN sanctions on Iran at the Security Council on Thursday, two European diplomats said.

The three countries met with Iran on Tuesday in a last effort to revive diplomacy over its nuclear programme before they lose, in October, the ability to restore sanctions lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal.

Talks failed to produce concrete commitments from Tehran, prompting the Europeans to trigger the “snapback” of UN sanctions over alleged violations of the accord designed to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.

The International Atomic Energy Agency, however, noted it has no credible evidence of a coordinated weapons project within Iran’s nuclear programme. 

Reporting by Reuters