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Iran says Europeans have no right to reimpose sanctions for nuclear programme

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who has said that European powers have no right to trigger 'snapback' sanctions on Iran - reimposing sanctions under the 2015 nuclear deal, unless Iran resumes cooperation with the IAEA. © Eraldo Peres/AP

Iran says France, Germany and Britain have no right to reimpose UN sanctions lifted under the 2015 accord, which they have threatened to do if Iran does not agree to curb uranium enrichments and resume cooperation with nuclear inspectors.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said European powers had no right to trigger so called “snapback” sanctions under a now-defunct 2015 nuclear deal, nor do they have the right to extend the October deadline to trigger them.

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