"Reuters Sweeping UN economic and military sanctions have been reimposed on Iran - 10 years after they were lifted in a landmark international deal over its nuclear programme. The new measures took effect as the three European partners to the deal - the UK, France and Germany - activated the so-called "snapback" mechanism, accusing Iran of "continued nuclear escalation" and lack of co-operation."
"Iran suspended inspections of its nuclear facilities - a legal obligation under the terms of the 2015 deal - after Israel and the US bombed several of its nuclear sites and military bases in June. Its President Masoud Pezeshkian insisted last week that the country had no intention of developing nuclear weapons. The reintroduction of sanctions - which Pezeshkian described as "unfair, unjust, and illegal" - is the latest blow to a deal that was heralded as a turning point in Western relations with the long-ostracised Islamist nation when it was first struck."
"The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) places limits on Iran's nuclear installations, its stockpiles of enriched uranium, and the amount of research and development it can undertake. It aims to allow Iran to develop its nuclear power infrastructure without straying into making nuclear weaponry. Iran stepped up its banned nuclear activity after Donald Trump pulled the US out of the agreement during his first term as president in 2018. He has persistently criticised the deal, negotiated under his predecessor Barack Obama, as flawed, vowing to negotiate better terms."
UN economic and military sanctions were reimposed on Iran ten years after their lifting when the UK, France and Germany activated the JCPOA snapback mechanism citing continued nuclear escalation and lack of co-operation. Iran suspended nuclear facility inspections after Israeli and US strikes on several nuclear sites and military bases in June. President Masoud Pezeshkian denied any intention to develop nuclear weapons and labelled the sanctions unfair, unjust and illegal. The JCPOA limits installations, enriched uranium stockpiles and R&D to permit peaceful nuclear power. Iran increased banned nuclear activity after the US withdrawal in 2018, and US/Israeli strikes aimed to reverse progress and punish regional proxy support.
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