The Iranian foreign minister says the European troika’s move to trigger the snapback mechanism of sanctions on Iran will turn it into a permanently spent force.

Russia and China upbraid a move by the E3 to unleash the snapback mechanism of sanctions on Iran.

The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry slams the European signatories to the US-abandoned nuclear deal for triggering the restoration of UN sanctions, saying the move shows the E3’s “obedience” to Washington.

Iran has rejected efforts by Britain, France, and Germany—known as the E3—to reinstate UN sanctions lifted under Resolution 2231 (2015), calling the move “invalid and ineffective.”

Russia and China have rallied behind Iran in opposing the efforts by France, Germany, and the United Kingdom — the E3 — to trigger the controversial snapback mechanism under UN Security Council Resolution 2231.

Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 16:00 GMT on August 28,2025.

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Iran’s deputy foreign minister has called on the E3 and the UN Security Council to grant diplomacy the necessary time and space amid European threats to invoke the JCPOA’s snapback mechanism.

Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 16:00 GMT on August 26,2025.

Iran's civilian nuclear program is facing another challenge in the form of what's called a snapback, a clause that was agreed upon in the JCPOA.