Germany, France, UK trigger process to reimpose sanctions on Iran
France, Germany, and the United Kingdom have triggered a mechanism to reimpose sanctions on Iran after a series of meetings failed to reach an agreement on the Iranian nuclear programme. The three European countries, collectively known as the E3, had been warning Tehran for weeks that United Nations sanctions could be reimposed by October. This is when a 2015 nuclear agreement between Tehran and major world powers is set to expire. Thursday's decision opens a 30-day window before the sanctions are officially reinstated. It follows a warning earlier this week from a spokesman for Iran’s…
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