Hot Q&A | Resumption of Sanctions ‘On the String’ – Where is the Iranian Nuclear Issue Heading?

On September 19, the UN Security Council held a vote and did not pass a draft resolution on continuing the lifting of sanctions against Iran. As a result, Iran faces the imminent risk of being re-sanctioned by the UN. Prior to this, the UK, France, and Germany strongly pushed for the Security Council to initiate the ‘fast resumption of sanctions’ mechanism to pressure Iran and the US into resuming negotiations on the nuclear issue. What is the ‘fast resumption of sanctions’ mechanism? What responsibility does the US bear for the current impasse in the Iranian nuclear issue? How will the Iranian nuclear issue develop? What is the ‘fast resumption of sanctions’ mechanism? In 2015, Iran reached the Iran nuclear agreement with the US, UK, France, Russia, China, and Germany. Based on…