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UN Sanctions On Iran Set To Return As Nuclear Diplomacy Fades

French President Emmanuel Macron and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (L) meet at UN headquarters in New York City on September 24, 2025 (Credit: AFP)

Iran is set to come under sweeping UN sanctions late Saturday for the first time in a decade, barring an unexpected last-minute breakthrough, after nuclear talks with the West floundered.

The UN nuclear watchdog on Friday said that inspectors had been allowed to return to Iranian sites, but Western powers did not see enough progress to agree to a delay after a week of top-level diplomacy at the UN General Assembly.

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