Three great powers of Europe – United Kingdom, France and Germany – warned on Tuesday that they are willing to reactivate sanctions from the United Nations (UN) against the Iran Islamic regime if there are no concrete advances in negotiations on the country’s nuclear program by August 31.
The position, according to the British press, was formalized in a joint letter sent to the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and the Security Council, in which countries, also known as “E3”, say they are “committed to using all available diplomatic tools to ensure that Iran does not develop a nuclear weapon.”
The document, signed by chancers Jean-Noël Barrot (France), David Lammy (United Kingdom) and Johann Wadephul (Germany), mentions the possibility of triggering the so-called “Snapback mechanism” (Snapback) provided for in the 2015 Comprehensive Action Plan (JCPOA). Tehran of limiting the enrichment of uranium and accepting inspections from the International Atomic Energy Agency (AIEA). The agreement expires in October this year.
According to E3, Iran has exceeded the limit of uranium reserves stipulated in the pact by more than 40 times. “We are equally prepared, and we have clear legal foundations, to notify the significant breach of Iran’s JCPOA commitments, which would activate the refund mechanism if there is no satisfactory solution for late August,” the text says.
The warning occurs after the collapse of cooperation between Tehran and the AIEA. The relationship was broken after the Israeli offensive in June, against the nuclear facilities of Iran, which lasted 12 days and was declared to reach the nuclear capacity of the country. During the conflict, the United States also bombed against Iranian strategic targets.
In the letter, the three countries maintain that, as signatory to the 2015 agreement, they have legal justification to resort to UN resolutions and restore punitive measures against Iran, including the prohibition of uranium enrichment and multilateral restrictions on trade and technical cooperation with Tehran.
