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28 August 2025 - Iran Special Weapons News

  • E3 joint statement on Iran: Initiation of the snapback process UK FCDO 28 Aug 2025 -- Joint statement by the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany and the UK on the initiation of the snapback process
  • The Iranian nuclear programme Germany Federal Foreign Office 28 Aug 2025 -- The E3 countries have triggered the JCPoA snapback mechanism. UN sanctions against Iran will re-enter into force within 30 days if a negotiated solution is not reached before then. This is in response to long-standing violations by Iran of its obligations under the JCPoA.

  • The United States Welcomes the Initiation of Snapback US Dept. of State 28 Aug 2025 -- "This morning, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom initiated a process under UN Security Council resolution 2231 (2015) to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran."
  • Risch Statement on the European Snapback of UN Sanctions against Iran US Senate Foreign Relations Committee 28 Aug 2025 -- U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after the United Kingdom, France, and Germany initiated the snapback of UN sanctions on Iran at the Security Council today.
  • US secretary of state consults with Israel, E3, and IAEA over Iran in Washington IRNA 28 Aug 2025 -- In a series of diplomatic meetings, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has engaged with his Israeli and European counterparts, as well as the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in Washington to coordinate their positions on Iran.

  • Iran's UN mission: E3at a decisive moment over snapback mechanism IRNA 28 Aug 2025 -- The Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations says that the UN Security Council now faces a defining moment, as the European Troika moves to trigger the snapback mechanism.
  • Tehran warns E3 that snapback activation will threaten Iran-IAEA ongoing cooperation IRNA 28 Aug 2025 -- Following the European Troika's announcement of triggering the "snapback" mechanism, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement condemning the move, warning that the decision by France, Germany, and Britain will severely undermine the ongoing cooperation between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
  • Araghchi says Iran will respond to E3's 'illegal' move to reinstate UNSC sanctions IRNA 28 Aug 2025 -- Foreign minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi says Iran has acted responsibly and in good faith, adding that Tehran will defend its national rights and interests by responding appropriately to the European Troika's "unlawful and unjustified" decision to reinstate UN Security Council sanctions.
  • Triggering 'snapback' will affect Iran's interaction with IAEA: Gharibabadi IRNA 28 Aug 2025 -- Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, Kazem Gharibabadi, has emphasized that if the E3 —the UK, France, and Germany—triggers the "snapback mechanism," it will impact Tehran's relationship with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
  • Choose wisely; IAEA interaction will stop if 'snapback' triggered: Iran warns Europe Press TV 28 Aug 2025 -- Iran warns the UK, France, and Germany that it would stop interaction with the United Nations nuclear watchdog if the trio managed to have the UN Security Council restore its sanctions against the Islamic Republic.

  • Statement by High Representative Kaja Kallas on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA) European External Action Service (EEAS) 28 Aug 2025 -- In my role as Coordinator of the Joint Commission of the JCPoA, I was informed by letter today that the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany and the United Kingdom - the E3 - have notified the United Nations Security Council that they believe Iran is in significant non-performance of its commitments under the JCPoA, thereby invoking the process known as the "snapback" mechanism in accordance with paragraph 11 of the UNSCR 2231.

  • Russia, China rally behind Iran against E3 misuse of UN resolution Press TV 28 Aug 2025 -- Iran has strongly condemned a move by France, Germany, and the UK to trigger the reimposition of UN sanctions under the 2015 nuclear accord, calling it "legally baseless" and warning of a halt to its cooperation with the UN nuclear agency.

  • IRGC: Iran's intel command crushed enemy's plot in 12-day Israeli war Press TV 28 Aug 2025 -- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Iran's intelligence operations inside Israel drove the success of the Islamic Republic's missile and drone strikes against the occupying entity in the 12-day war, calling the regime's intelligence failures a key factor in its defeat.



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