Summary
The United Nations will reimpose sanctions on Iran due to its non-compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal. Efforts by Iran, China, and Russia to prevent these sanctions have failed. This move intends to pressure Iran as tensions remain high in the Middle East.
Key Facts
- The UN sanctions on Iran are being reinstated due to Iran not following the 2015 nuclear agreement.
- Iran's leaders attempted to stop these sanctions through diplomacy, but those efforts were unsuccessful.
- The "snapback" sanctions restart measures like freezing Iranian assets and halting arms deals.
- The decision to reimpose sanctions followed when key European countries claimed Iran was not complying with the nuclear deal.
- Previous U.S. actions, under President Trump, involved leaving the nuclear agreement in 2018.
- Iran has limited inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency.
- China and Russia's attempts to block the sanctions did not succeed.
- European countries acted before losing the power to impose sanctions due to potential vetoes in the future.
