Iran Faces Renewed UN Sanctions as International Tensions Rise

Sun Sep 28 2025 22:53:17 GMT+0300 (Eastern European Summer Time)

The UK, France, and Germany have reimposed UN sanctions on Iran, urging the country to engage in diplomatic negotiations to mitigate escalating tensions. The sanctions come after Iran's nuclear activities raised concerns among international communities.

Following the reimposition of expansive UN sanctions on Iran, the UK, France, and Germany have called on Tehran to avoid further escalation and to pursue diplomacy. Iran's President condemned the sanctions as unjust, despite increasing nuclear activities that prompted their enforcement.

The UK, France, and Germany have called on Iran not to escalate tensions and to pursue negotiations after UN sanctions were reinstated on Saturday.

The three countries stated they had no choice but to bring back the sweeping measures against Tehran as a last resort over its continued nuclear escalation and lack of cooperation.

We urge Iran to refrain from any escalatory action, they said in a joint statement, adding: The reimposition of UN sanctions is not the end of diplomacy.

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian insisted last week that the country had no intention of developing nuclear weapons, condemning the reimposition of international sanctions as unfair, unjust, and illegal.

The United Nations' sweeping economic and military sanctions were reimposed on Iran at 00:00 GMT on Saturday, a decade after they were lifted in a landmark international deal over its nuclear programme.

Iran escalated banned nuclear activity following the United States' exit from the nuclear agreement in 2016. Former President Donald Trump criticized the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), leading to this recent tension.

While the joint statement from the E3 nations announced the sanctions' reinstatement due to several breaches by Iran of the nuclear commitments, they emphasized that diplomatic engagement would continue.

Amid ongoing tensions, Iran recalled its ambassadors to the three nations for consultations, with indications that further diplomatic negotiations might be essential to address the crises arising from the recent sanctions.