China Denounces Iran Snapback Sanctions Plan as Not Constructive
A banner featuring symbolic images of Iranian nuclear scientists on a governmental building in downtown Tehran.
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China questioned Europe’s plan to snap back into place sanctions on Iran over the nation’s nuclear program, warning it could make the situation worse.
“The Iran nuclear issue is at a critical juncture,” China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said at a daily press briefing in Beijing on Friday. “Initiating a snapback of sanctions in the Security Council is not constructive and will undermine the political and diplomatic process of resolving the Iranian nuclear issue.”