Iran denounces ‘unjustifiable’ return of UN sanctions over its nuclear programme

Tehran strongly condemned the reinstatement of United Nations sanctions concerning its nuclear activities as unjustifiable, marking the conclusion of months of delicate diplomatic efforts to revive discussions, which had been disrupted since June following attacks on Iranian nuclear installations by Israeli and American forces. The sanctions, which prohibit transactions connected to Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile projects, were put into force immediately after Western nations triggered the ‘snapback’ mechanism outlined in the 2015 nuclear agreement.