Iran has vowed a harsh response to the reimposition of sanctions.
The United Nations on Sept. 27 reinstated an arms embargo and other sanctions on Iran after its nuclear program triggered a process where European powers warned Tehran it would receive a harsh response.
The return of sanctions on Iran was initiated by Britain, France, and Germany at the U.N. Security Council, following accusations that the Middle East nation violated a 2015 agreement intended to prevent it from building a nuclear warhead. Tehran has denied pursuing nuclear bombs.
The decade-long nuclear agreement was brokered by the five permanent members of the Security Council, Britain, France, Russia, China, and the United States, plus Germany.
The U.N. reinstated the sanctions at 8 p.m. EDT on Saturday, which were first adopted by the Security Council between 2006 and 2010. During the annual meeting of world leaders at the U.N. last week, attempts to postpone the reinstatement of sanctions on Iran failed.
“We urge Iran and all states to abide fully by these resolutions,” the foreign ministers of France, Britain, and Germany wrote in a joint statement after the deadline passed.
Kaja Kallas, the European Union foreign policy chief, said in a statement on Sunday that the U.N. would “now proceed to implement the re-imposition of all previously lifted U.N. and EU nuclear-related sanctions without delay.”
Israel commended the reinstatement of sanctions on Tehran as a “major development in response to Iran’s ongoing violations, especially on its military nuclear program.”
“The goal is clear: prevent a nuclear-armed Iran. The world must use every tool to achieve this goal,” the Israeli Foreign Ministry said in a post on X.
Iran has vowed a harsh response to the reimposition of sanctions. The nation said on Saturday that it would recall its ambassadors to Britain, France, and Germany for consultations.
By Jacob Burg
