European powers referred Iran to the United Nations to face the reimposition of tough international sanctions after the Islamic Republic failed to comply with demands to negotiate with the U.S. and allow nuclear inspectors to resume their work.
The U.K., Germany and France on Thursday triggered a 30-day "snapback” process that would lead to a resumption of sanctions originally lifted as part of a 2015 deal, according to a U.K. official and a joint letter from what is known as the E3 nations addressed to the U.N. Security Council.
The move is likely to raise tensions between Tehran and the West amid an uneasy standoff over Iran’s atomic activities following Israeli and U.S. airstrikes on its key nuclear sites in June.
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