The letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the UN Security Council said the three European powers are “committed to use all diplomatic tools at our disposal to ensure Iran does not develop a nuclear weapon” unless Tehran meets the deadline.
The foreign ministers from the so-called E3 group threatened to use a “snapback mechanism” that was part of a 2015 international deal with Iran that eased UN Security Council sanctions Under the deal, which terminates in October, any party to the accord can restore the sanctions.
All three have stepped up warnings to Iran, which is sworn to the destruction of Israel, about its suspension of cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency. That came after Israel launched a 12-day war with Iran in June, seeking to destroy its nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities. The United States staged its own bombing raid during the war, targeting key Iranian underground nuclear sites. (Read More)
