BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 18. Iran has no program to extend the “snapback” mechanism, which envisages the reinstatement of UN Security Council sanctions against the country, said Esmail Baghaei, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Trend reports.
Speaking during a press conference in Tehran on August 18, Baghaei stated that the letter sent by the European trio (the UK, France, and Germany) to the UN Secretary-General is seen as a response to a letter from Iran’s Foreign Minister, Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, highlighting the illegality of using the “Snapback” mechanism to reinstate sanctions against Iran.
Baghaei pointed out that the facts laid out by the European
countries in their letter are totally off the mark from Iran’s
viewpoint.
“Iran has repeatedly pointed out that it can willingly carry out
actions related to its nuclear program in return for the removal of
US and European sanctions. For example, it can crack down on
uranium enrichment levels or the use of different nuclear
machines,” he said.
On January 16, 2016, the JCPOA came into force between Iran and the P5+1 group (the US, Russia, China, the UK, France, and Germany) regarding Iran’s nuclear program. However, on May 8, 2018, the US withdrew from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) between Iran and the 5+1 group (Russia, China, the UK, France, the US, and Germany) and imposed new sanctions on Iran starting from November 2018.
Under Articles 36 and 37 of the JCPOA, if one signatory believes another is violating the deal, a series of dispute resolution steps can be initiated. If these steps fail, the complaining party can take the matter to the UN Security Council. If a complaint against Iran is submitted and adopted, international sanctions could be reinstated, and Security Council members could be authorized to carry out military operations against Iran.
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