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For Europeans, the UN General Assembly centres on Palestinian statehood, Iran sanctions, UN reform, Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine, climate targets, development goals and humanitarian crises.

President Masoud Pezeshkian also says Tehran will ‘overcome obstacles’ if wide-ranging UN sanctions are reimposed.

Abbas Araghchi says despite ‘snapback’ sanctions process, Iran is open to a ‘realistic and lasting bargain’.

European powers said Friday they were ready to drop a new sanctions push on Iran if it addresses concerns on its nuclear program over the next month, but Tehran denounced the offer as insincere.

The three European powers plan to impose sweeping sanctions on the Middle Eastern nation after efforts to restart diplomatic talks stalled.

E3 countries accuse Iran of failing to meet its 2015 nuclear pact commitments but say they are still open to diplomacy.

The E3 nations plan to impose sweeping sanctions on the Middle Eastern nation after efforts to restart diplomatic talks stalled

France, the United Kingdom and Germany are demanding Iran make tough concessions to avoid coming under more sanctions.

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.

Steps to make electricity cheaper, such as ending levies, could transform prospects for pumps, thinktank shows

Decision by European powers follows Iran’s failure to readmit UN inspectors to all of its nuclear sites