Iran has warned it will respond to any move by Western powers to reinstate United Nations sanctions over its nuclear programme, though it has not specified what form that response would take. The statement came from Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei during a press conference on Monday.
Last week, a French diplomatic source told Reuters that European countries may be forced to trigger the “snapback mechanism”- a provision under the 2015 nuclear agreement if a new deal that safeguards European security is not reached. The mechanism allows U.N. sanctions to be reimposed on Iran in the event of serious non-compliance.
Baghaei rejected the threat as lacking legal and political legitimacy, warning that Tehran would respond appropriately and proportionally. He criticised the European parties to the agreement, the UK, France, and Germany, accusing them of serious violations of their Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) obligations and arguing they have no moral or legal right to invoke the snapback provision.
The JCPOA was signed in 2015 by Iran, the U.S., UK, France, Germany, Russia, and China, and lifted sanctions in exchange for strict limits on Iran’s nuclear activities. Western governments have long accused Iran of seeking to develop nuclear weapons, a charge Tehran denies.
The United States withdrew from the JCPOA in 2018 during President Donald Trump’s first presidency, with Trump branding the deal “weak.”
Now in his second term, Trump has called on Iran to return to the negotiating table for a revised agreement, following a recent ceasefire that ended a 12-day air conflict between Iran and Israel.
When asked whether Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi would meet with Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, Baghaei said that no date or location for renewed talks had yet been determined.
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Military coups have reappeared across West Africa and the Sahel. Recent events in Guinea-Bissau and coup attempt in Benin add to a growing list of abrupt power shifts over the past five years.
Hate speech targeting Muslims and Christians in India surged by 74% in 2024, driven by election-season rhetoric and unrest in neighboring Bangladesh, according to a new report from the India Hate Lab, a Washington-based research organization.
Scores of demonstrators gathered outside the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo Tuesday (9 December) to protest against the awarding of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado.
Pressure is mounting between Venezuela and the United States as both nations emphasise military preparedness and strategic positioning.
Iran and Saudi Arabia reiterated their commitment to enhance ties following a joint meeting with China in Tehran on Tuesday to follow up on implementation of the 2023 Beijing Agreement which resulted in resumption of their diplomatic relations after eight years.
Tanzania's government warned on Monday that protests scheduled for Tuesday would be illegal and amounted to an attempted coup, as security forces were heavily deployed in major cities.
The world’s leading minds and voices will be honoured on Wednesday, 10 December, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death, as Nobel Prizes are presented in Stockholm and Oslo.
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Democracies must be prepared to fight for freedom in order to survive, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado said on Wednesday, in a speech delivered by her daughter during a ceremony Machado could not attend.
The possibility of restricting social media access for children is a hot topic in the European Union and the United Kingdom, after Australia implemented a world-first ban for those under 16. Lawmakers have labelled the ban a “real-world test” of how far governments can go to protect young people.
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