France, Germany and the UK have told the UN they are prepared to trigger the reimposition of sanctions on Iran unless it resumes negotiations with the international community over its nuclear programme.
The foreign ministers of the three countries — known collectively as the E3 — wrote to the UN on Tuesday to raise the spectre of “snapback” sanctions unless Iran takes action. They said they had offered Iran an extension to avoid the automatic reimposition of sanctions later this month.
“We have made it clear that if Iran is not willing to reach a diplomatic solution before the end of August 2025, or does not seize the opportunity of an extension, E3 are prepared to trigger the snapback mechanism,” the ministers said in the letter, which was obtained by the Financial Times.