Iran to Resume Cooperation with IAEA, โAvoiding โขImmediate Sanctions
VIENNA – Iran willโ resume collaboration with โคthe Internationalโค Atomic Energy โAgency (IAEA), averting the immediate re-imposition of United Nations sanctions under โthe “Snapback โMechanism,” โIranian Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Araghchi announced today. The โdecision follows warnings from France, England,โข and Germany regardingโฃ the potential reinstatement of sanctions due to Iran’s earlier suspension of cooperation with the IAEA.
Earlier โthis year, โIranian Presidentโ Pezeshkian signed a law suspending collaboration with theโข IAEA, prompting the agency to deemโค it a “serious matter.” โThe European nations initiated a โคthirty-day โprocedure atโฃ the end of last month to possibly reimposeโข sanctions, invoking the 2015 UN resolution known asโค the snapback Mechanism. This mechanism allows forโ the re-establishment ofโ UN sanctions โoriginally โคinโ place from 2006 to 2010 if Iran fails to comply with the conditions of the 2015 nuclear agreement. The potential sanctions โฃencompassedโฃ restrictions on the arms trade with Iran, โtravelโ bans โฃforโ sanctioned โindividuals, and the freezingโ of Iranian assets abroad.
Theโ Snapback Mechanism was triggered by concerns over Iran’s nuclear programโค and its compliance with โthe 2015 Joint Thorough Plan of Action (JCPOA), โalso known as the Atoomakard. โHad the UN Security Council re-established sanctions, โขAraghchiโ warned, it โฃwould have โคsignaled the definitive end of โคthe agreement with the IAEA.The โคthirty-day window for Iranโฃ to meet European demands has nowโ been satisfied with this renewed commitment to IAEA cooperation.
