BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 6. Iran considers
the conditions set by the European trio (the UK, France, and
Germany) regarding the activation of the “Snapback” mechanism to
restore UN Security Council sanctions against Iran to be illogical,
said the country’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei,
Trend
reports.
Speaking at a press conference in Tehran, Baghaei emphasized
that the three conditions proposed to prevent the activation of the
Snapback mechanism, including Iran negotiating with the US, which
is not a participant in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
(JCPOA), are unjustifiable.
“Iran has initiated talks with the International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA) under its safeguards obligations in line with its
national interests. The agreement reached represented a new
mechanism for cooperation between Iran and the IAEA and was
positively received by the agency. Although the European triple
initially welcomed this agreement, they later rejected it,” he
said.
Baghaei added that diplomacy remains open and Iran will continue
to use all available means to safeguard its national interests,
though experience shows that minimal diplomacy with the European
triple in this form is ineffective.
On September 26, the UN Security Council convened to review the
draft resolution submitted by Russia and China aimed at extending
the term of Resolution 2231 and blocking the activation of the
“Snapback” mechanism. The vote saw four members in favor, nine
opposed, and two abstentions. As a result, starting September 28,
the Security Council’s resolutions targeting Iran have been
reinstated.
On July 20, 2015, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution
2231, which annulled six previous resolutions against Iran and
lifted wide-ranging sanctions connected to its nuclear program.
Under Articles 36 and 37 of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of
Action (JCPOA), if a member state files a complaint over another
party’s violation of the deal, a review process begins. If the
issue is not resolved, the complainant can escalate it to the UN
Security Council. Should the Council accept the complaint against
Iran, international sanctions may be reactivated, and the Council
may even authorize military action against Iran.
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