Iran rejects EU illegitimate threat to trigger snapback
(MENAFN) Iran has formally rejected what it described as an illegitimate threat by European powers to trigger the snapback mechanism under the 2015 nuclear agreement, asserting that such a move has no legal foundation.
Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi disclosed during a meeting of Iran’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee that a letter, signed by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, had been submitted to the UN Secretary-General and all Security Council members. The letter underscores Tehran’s categorical opposition to the snapback initiative.
Gharibabadi, who recently held a trilateral meeting with representatives from France, Germany, and the UK in Istanbul and traveled to New York for further discussions, briefed lawmakers on his diplomatic engagements.
According to the committee’s spokesperson, Ebrahim Rezaei, Gharibabadi told parliamentarians that the European participants in the nuclear accord had failed to honor their obligations. As a result, they lack the legal standing to activate the snapback clause, which would restore UN sanctions on Iran.
He also mentioned that Iran is maintaining close coordination with China and Russia on the issue, including through a recent trilateral consultation involving all three nations.
The deputy minister reiterated Iran’s commitment to a parliamentary law that mandates suspending cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), stating that it remains binding and will be enforced by the government.
Gharibabadi also highlighted Iran’s objections raised at the Istanbul meeting, where he criticized the European countries for remaining silent in the face of recent Israeli and U.S. attacks on Iranian soil and its nuclear sites. He condemned what he described as their inaction and failure to denounce clear breaches of Iran’s sovereignty and international norms.
Rezaei added that European diplomats had floated the idea of extending UN Security Council Resolution 2231 for six months under certain conditions. Iran firmly dismissed the proposal, instead calling for discussions focused on allowing the resolution to expire as scheduled. Gharibabadi emphasized that Iran’s approach will be guided solely by its national interests and security, not by foreign pressure.
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