New York: The United Nations has confirmed the reactivation of sanctions on Iran after the failure of recent Security Council votes to extend relief under the 2015 nuclear deal. A note from the Office of the UN Secretary-General’s Spokesperson stated that, effective from September 27 at 8 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, provisions of past resolutions adopted between 2006 and 2010 have been restored.
The sanctions list originally maintained under resolution 1737 has been re-established. It now includes 43 individuals and 78 entities that were previously subject to UN restrictions before the adoption of resolution 2231 in 2015. The individuals and organizations have been placed back on the UN Security Council Consolidated Sanctions List.
Last month, France, Britain, and Germany triggered the snapback mechanism, which allows sanctions to be re-imposed within 30 days if Iran is found to be violating the nuclear agreement, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The Security Council on September 19 failed to pass a resolution to extend sanctions relief. A second attempt to secure a six-month extension of both the JCPOA and Resolution 2231 also failed.
Iran had earlier suspended inspections of its nuclear facilities, a requirement under the JCPOA, after Israel and the United States carried out bombings on its nuclear sites and military bases in June. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian reiterated last week that Tehran has no intention of pursuing nuclear weapons.
