UK, France and Germany to revive sanctions on Iran over nuclear programme fears

Sanctions will be reintroduced in 30 days under a ‘snapback’ mechanism

UK foreign secretary David Lammy. Photo: Getty

The UK, France and Germany have announced plans to revive UN-backed sanctions on Iran over fears the country is developing nuclear weapons.

The three European powers – known collectively as the E3 – intend to reintroduce sweeping sanctions after efforts to restart diplomatic talks over Tehran’s nuclear programme stalled.

Iran has insisted its nuclear programme is for peaceful purposes, but it has enriched uranium to levels exceeding that required for civil nuclear power, in breach of a deal agreed with Western nations in 2015.

The E3 plans to reimpose a series of sanctions that were suspen

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