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Europeans Threaten to Reimpose Tough UN Nuclear Sanctions on Iran


(New York Times) Steven Erlanger - Britain, France and Germany have agreed to restore punishing UN sanctions on Iran by the end of August if there is no concrete progress on a deal to limit its nuclear activities, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Tuesday in Brussels. The Europeans are hoping that the prospect of restored multilateral sanctions will persuade Iran to restore its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency and renew serious negotiations on restricting or eliminating its ability to enrich uranium. These multilateral sanctions would obligate Iranian allies like Russia and China to at least make a show of respecting them. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said recently that talks with Washington could resume if Tehran had "a firm guarantee" that it would not be attacked again, something that the U.S. or Israel are unlikely to promise.
2025-07-17 00:00:00
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