"The sanctions, which came into effect late on Saturday and three months after Israel and the US bombed Iran, bar dealings related to Tehran's nuclear and ballistic missiles program and are also expected to have wider effects on its troubled economy. European and US diplomats stressed immediately after the resumption of sanctions that diplomacy was not over. The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, urged Tehran to accept direct talks, held in good faith."
"Germany, which triggered the return of sanctions alongside UK and France, had no choice as Iran was not complying with its obligations, the foreign minister, Johann Wadephul, said. For us, it is imperative: Iran must never acquire a nuclear weapon, he told the UN general assembly. But let me emphasise: we remain open to negotiations on a new agreement. Diplomacy can and should continue."
"Iran has allowed UN inspectors to return to its nuclear sites, but the president, Masoud Pezeshkian, said the US had offered only a short reprieve in return for handing over its whole stockpile of enriched uranium, a proposal he described as unacceptable. An 11th-hour effort by Iran's allies Russia and China to postpone the sanctions until April failed to win enough votes in the security council on Friday, leading to the measures taking effect at midnight on Sunday GMT."
UN sanctions against Iran have resumed after last-ditch nuclear talks with western powers failed to produce a breakthrough. The measures bar dealings related to Tehran's nuclear and ballistic-missile programs and are expected to pressure Iran's economy. European and US diplomats emphasized that diplomacy remains possible and urged Tehran to engage in direct talks. The US called on UN members to implement sanctions to pressure Iran's leaders; Britain, France and Germany said they would pursue a diplomatic solution to prevent a nuclear weapon. Iran allowed UN inspectors to return but rejected a US proposal to hand over its enriched uranium.
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