Tehran Told European Powers Sanctions Would Have Consequences: Iranian Official

Iran’s deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs, Kazem Gharibabadi, called for diplomacy to be given ’time and space.’
Tehran Told European Powers Sanctions Would Have Consequences: Iranian Official
A cleric walks past Zolfaghar and Dezful missiles in Tehran, Iran, on Jan. 7, 2022. Vahid Salemi/AP Photo
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Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Aug. 26 that a delegation from Tehran told negotiators from the United Kingdom, France, and Germany that triggering so-called snapback sanctions would have consequences.

Baghaei said Tehran told the European countries—collectively known as the E3—that they do not have the right to trigger the snapback mechanism over Iran’s nuclear program. He did not provide details about the possible consequences.

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