Iran's government braced for potential conflict with the West on Sunday after the United Nations reinstated sanctions over its nuclear activities, while some within the country advocated for ongoing talks to alleviate the economic strain.

The newly reimposed sanctions, enacted early Sunday, include freezing Iranian assets abroad, halting arms transactions with Tehran , and penalising any progress in Iran’s ballistic missile development, among other restrictions. These actions were triggered through a mechanism called "snapback," which was part of the 2015 nuclear agreement with global powers.

Iran's Parliament briefly denounced the sanctions before going into a closed-door session likely to discuss the country's response, which could include abandoning the Nuclear Nonproliferation Tre

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