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Iran and Europe in last-ditch push to avert UN sanctions showdown

President Masoud Pezeshkian and the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran chief Mohammad Eslami pictured during the 'National Day of Nuclear Technology,' in Tehran, on 9 April 2025. © Iranian Presidency / AFP

Iran and Europe’s leading powers are racing on the sidelines of the the UN General Assembly to strike a deal on Tehran's nuclear programme before a 27 September deadline triggers the return of sanctions.

As the UN General Assembly gets into full swing in New York, Iran and Europe’s so-called E3 – Britain, France and Germany – are engaged in frantic back-room diplomacy aimed at stopping the reimposition of UN sanctions on Tehran over uranium enrichment.

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