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Iran faces return of UN sanctions as nuclear inspectors arrive

Rafael Grossi, chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency, at its headquarters in Vienna on 9 June 2025. © Joe Klamar/AFP

France, Germany and the UK on Thursday triggered the UN “snapback” mechanism to restore sanctions on Iran, saying Tehran has violated the 2015 nuclear deal. The step coincided with the return of UN inspectors to Iran for the first time since Israel’s June attacks on its nuclear sites.

Inspectors from the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) arrived in Iran on Wednesday without a clear mission or knowing if they would be allowed into nuclear sites.

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