European Powers Pull Trigger to Slap Iran With UN Sanctions

European powers referred Iran to the United Nations to face the re-imposition of tough international sanctions after the Islamic Republic failed to comply with demands to negotiate with the US and allow nuclear inspectors to resume their work.

The UK, Germany and France on Thursday triggered a 30-day “snapback” process that would lead to a resumption of sanctions originally lifted as part of a 2015 deal, according to a UK official and a joint letter from the so-called E3 nations addressed to the UN Security Council.