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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Farnoush Amiri

UN Security Council plans a vote on Iran 'snapback' sanctions ahead of deadline

Iran Nuclear United Nations - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The U.N. Security Council is expected to vote on a resolution Friday on whether to reimpose sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, as European officials warn Tehran that time is running out to come to a diplomatic resolution ahead of next week's annual United Nations gathering of world leaders.

The resolution put forth by South Korea, the current president of the 15-member council, would require at least nine votes to halt the sanctions from taking effect at the end of the month as outlined by Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.

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