Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the "snapback" mechanism for sanctions against Iran was a trap.

The mechanism was included in UN Security Council Resolution 2231 that endorsed the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, following direct negotiations between the Iranian foreign minister and then US Secretary of State at the time, Lavrov told reporters on Saturday (local time).

This mechanism is not a typical arrangement, he said, adding that in essence, it allows any party to put sanctions relief to a vote and a Security Council member with veto power could unilaterally block it, opening the way for the return of sanctions.

The Iranians agreed to it because they had never anticipated a US withdrawal from the deal in 2018, said Lavrov, who was involved in the negotiations for the deal, f

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