European nations start process to impose a ‘snapback’ of Iran nuclear sanctions at UN World Aug 28, 2025 11:58 AM EDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — France, Germany and the United Kingdom started a process Thursday to reimpose United Nations sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, further isolating Tehran after its 12-day war with Israel saw its atomic sites repeatedly bombed.

The mechanism, termed “snapback” by the diplomats who negotiated it into Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, was designed to be veto-proof at the U.N. and is likely to go into effect.

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It would again freeze Iranian assets abroad, halt arms deals with Tehran and penalize any development of

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