"The United Nations Security Council has voted not to permanently lift economic sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme, delivering a major economic blow that Tehran claims is politically biased. A resolution on Friday to block the sanctions fell in the Security Council by a vote of four to nine, meaning European sanctions will return by September 28 if no major deal is reached beforehand."
"The vote follows a 30-day process launched in late August by Britain, France and Germany known as the E3 to reinstate sanctions unless Tehran meets their demands. Iranian officials have accused the European trio of abusing the dispute mechanism contained in the 2015 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), which allows for the application of sanctions under a snapback mechanism."
UN Security Council voted not to permanently lift economic sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme, with the resolution failing by four votes to nine. Four members voted to block reintroduction while nine opposed relief and two abstained. Britain, France and Germany triggered a 30-day snapback process to reinstate sanctions unless Iran complied. Iran called the snapback politically motivated and accused the Europeans of misusing the JCPOA mechanism. The E3 say Iran breached nuclear commitments by expanding its uranium stock beyond JCPOA limits, and the IAEA board found Iran not respecting safeguards.
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