UN Reinstates Sanctions on Iran After European Talks Fail to Thwart Fresh Nuclear Crisis
The UN security council holds a meeting on Iran on Sept. 19.
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The United Nations will reimpose broad sanctions on Iran after days of frantic diplomacy in New York failed to ease a standoff over Tehran’s nuclear program.
The vote wasn’t a surprise given opposition from the US and western allies to any extension of sanctions relief. Last month, France, Germany and the UK had set in motion what’s known as sanctions “snapback,” citing Tehran’s limited cooperation with the IAEA and broader nonproliferation negotiations.