European Powers Push for Return of Sanctions Against Iran

What Happened?

Britain, Germany, and France, also known as the E3, referred Iran to the United Nations to face new rounds of international sanctions after Iran failed to comply with demands to negotiate with the U.S. and allow nuclear inspectors to resume their work. A joint statement by Britain, Germany, and France claimed, ‘Based on clear factual evidence, we believe Iran to be in significant non-performance of its commitments.’ 

According to Bloomberg, the move by the E3 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 joint letter from the so-called E3 nations addressed to the UN Security Council. Iran’s Foreign Minister responded by saying the move was ‘unjustified, illegal and without any legal basis.’

Why it Matters

Iran has refused to resume negotiations following U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. It had been hoped that Iran would eventually return to the negotiating table but that has not happened, and the E3 countries are losing patience with Iran. Though the U.S. and Israel have halted combat operations against Iran, the possibility of continued hostilities remains real. 

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Meanwhile Iran has threatened to withdraw from the International Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. If Iran did withdraw, that would mean future inspections by the International Atomic Energy Association would be impossible, because that treaty grants the IAEA the authority to conduct those inspections. 

Without further inspections or negotiations, it is likely that tensions between the U.S. and Europe and Iran would escalate. Though Israel has not yet commented on Iran’s threat to withdraw from the treaty, it has already stated it would launch additional attacks against Iran’s nuclear facilities if it believed Iran had resumed work on building nuclear weapons.

One reason stopping inspections could raise tensions between Iran and the U.S. is because of the unknown whereabouts of Iran’s stockpile of uranium. The location has been in question in the west since the airstrikes by the U.S. and Israel. And without inspections there would be no way to ascertain where Iran’s fissile material is located or what Iran is doing with it. 

Given the damage that Iran suffered from the U.S. and Israeli airstrikes, which included the killing of many key Iranian officials and the destruction of numerous facilities. It’s possible Iran’s leaders might not even know where its uranium stockpile is or whether it survived the airstrikes.

How it Affects You

The referral of Iran by the E3 will likely be addressed by the U.N. during the General Assembly in September. Adding to an already crowded agenda which will include a potential public showdown over the recognition of a Palestinian state by the E3. Israel and the U.S. will probably wait and see how things go at the U.N. before launching any new attacks on Iran. 

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