Will it be a snap? Today, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom announced that they’ve started the process of triggering “snapback” sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program. In a joint statement, the foreign ministers from the three European nations, known as the E3, wrote that United Nations sanctions on Iran that had been suspended under the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) will go back into effect after thirty days over what they called Tehran’s “clear and deliberate” noncompliance with the nuclear agreement. This European pressure comes as US-Iran nuclear discussions have been on pause for more than two months after a twelve-day war between Iran and Israel, during which the United States bombed three of Iran’s nuclear facilities. With the United States having pulled out of the JCPOA in 2018, how much leverage does the E3 have over Iran? And how is Tehran likely to react to the threat of renewed sanctions?
Will European pressure bring Iran back to the table for nuclear talks? – Atlantic Council
