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Al Jazeera
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Ali Harb

How triggering snapback sanctions may deepen Iran nuclear crisis

People in Tehran attend a gathering to support Iran's armed forces after the ceasefire between Israel and Iran on June 24 [Majid Asgaripour/West Asia News Agency via Reuters]

Washington, DC – The decision by European countries to impose “snapback” sanctions against Iran may further exacerbate international tensions, experts say, as fears of a regional war loom over the Middle East.

On Thursday, Germany, France and the United Kingdom – Europe’s largest economies – triggered a 30-day process to reimpose sanctions over what they called “significant” violations of a 2015 agreement to limit Iran’s nuclear programme.

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