{"id":334195,"date":"2025-07-14T21:36:57","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T20:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=334195"},"modified":"2025-07-14T21:36:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T20:36:57","slug":"tehran-faces-mounting-pressure-as-europe-considers-snapback-sanctions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/nuclear\/tehran-faces-mounting-pressure-as-europe-considers-snapback-sanctions\/","title":{"rendered":"Tehran Faces Mounting Pressure as Europe Considers Snapback Sanctions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_259647\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-259647\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-259647 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/\u0627\u0639\u0636\u0627\u06cc\u062c\u062f\u06cc\u062f\u0634\u0648\u0631\u0627\u06cc\u0627\u0645\u0646\u06cc\u062a\u0633\u0627\u0632\u0645\u0627\u0646\u0645\u0644\u0644-e1752524366446.jpg\" alt=\"un security council\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-259647\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong data-start=\"120\" data-end=\"184\">File photo: A vote at the U.N. Security Council in New York<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>Three-minute read<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"Textbody\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Amid escalating tensions over its nuclear activities, the Iranian regime is entering a phase of growing international isolation and internal alarm. A series of statements from Iranian officials and European sources in recent days highlights increasing friction over Tehran\u2019s nuclear transparency and the possible reactivation of UN sanctions through the &#8220;snapback mechanism.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"StrongEmphasis\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Europe Warns of Sanctions Without a New Deal<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"Textbody\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">On July 14, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/iran-says-it-will-respond-reimposition-un-sanctions-2025-07-14\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters quoted<\/a> a senior French diplomatic source warning that in the absence of a new nuclear agreement that guarantees European security, European powers would be <i>&#8220;forced&#8221;<\/i> to trigger the snapback mechanism, restoring United Nations sanctions on Iran. Western countries continue to accuse Tehran of pursuing a nuclear weapon\u2014an allegation Iran denies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Textbody\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">This development underscores a shift in European posture, with the possibility of coordinated transatlantic pressure now back on the table. The warning comes just as the Iranian regime\u2019s relationship with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has broken down, and internal regime figures voice growing hostility toward international oversight.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a>&#39;s Bluster and Blackmail Can&#39;t Hide a Regime in Crisis<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nGHQB8QbIp\">https:\/\/t.co\/nGHQB8QbIp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1944365251098505635?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"StrongEmphasis\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Iran Dismisses Snapback as Legally Groundless<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"Textbody\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Reacting to the threat, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaee sharply criticized the legal basis of the snapback mechanism, calling it a \u201cbaseless and illegal tool.\u201d Speaking on July 14, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mashreghnews.ir\/news\/1732678\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he said<\/a>: \u201cThis so-called return mechanism has no legal, ethical, or political foundation. It\u2019s merely an instrumentalization of a clause inserted in Resolution 2231 and the JCPOA under special circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Textbody\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Baghaei also accused European parties of breaching the JCPOA themselves and claimed they no longer had any legitimate standing to invoke snapback provisions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Textbody\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isna.ir\/news\/1404042213752\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gharibabadi confirmed<\/a> on July 13 that Iran has <span class=\"StrongEmphasis\">suspended all cooperation with the IAEA<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Quotations\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cUntil we are no longer in a defensive position, negotiations are meaningless,\u201d he stated.<br \/>\nHe added that <span class=\"StrongEmphasis\">the Supreme National Security Council is now the sole decision-maker<\/span> regarding any IAEA request or future cooperation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> News: Tehran Suspends Nuclear Oversight, Cuts Ties with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iaeaorg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iaeaorg<\/a> Monitors Amid Escalating Tensions<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/scq1XpPpjO\">https:\/\/t.co\/scq1XpPpjO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1940420714684895689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"Textbody\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">This statement follows Gharibabadi\u2019s earlier warning to European countries not to activate the snapback sanctions, arguing that such a move would <i>\u201ccomplicate matters.\u201d<\/i> He also noted that no IAEA inspectors are currently operating in Iran and questioned their purpose, claiming that many of the targeted enrichment sites had already been attacked by Western forces.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"StrongEmphasis\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Tehran Accuses IAEA of Leaking Classified Data<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"Textbody\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Adding to the growing tension, Vice Speaker of Parliament Mahmoud Nabavian publicly accused IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi of leaking confidential nuclear data.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Quotations\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cAll our main nuclear information was given to them by Mr. Grossi. Even confidential reports were leaked to newspapers before they were discussed in the agency,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Quotations\" style=\"margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify;\">This accusation, unprecedented in its tone and directness, reflects deep concern within the regime over exposure of sensitive information regarding its covert nuclear infrastructure.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> News: Regime FM Defiant After Blocking <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iaeaorg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iaeaorg<\/a>, Warns Europe Against &quot;Snapback&quot; Sanctions<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rT3fiPTFwa\">https:\/\/t.co\/rT3fiPTFwa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1938871255685272049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"644\" data-end=\"968\">But Nabavian went even further. In a separate interview with <em data-start=\"705\" data-end=\"716\">Fars News<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asriran.com\/fa\/news\/1076605\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he claimed<\/a> that Iranian authorities had discovered suspicious microchips embedded in the shoes of IAEA inspectors. \u201cWhy is it,\u201d he asked, \u201cthat when inspectors come into our nuclear sites and undergo body searches, we find microchips in their shoes?\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"970\" data-end=\"1267\">Calling IAEA personnel \u201cspies\u201d outright, Nabavian declared, \u201cWe\u2019re not making slogans. This is a fact.\u201d Such language signals a collapse of even the pretense of cooperation with international nuclear oversight and lays bare Tehran\u2019s paranoia amid fears of infiltration, sabotage, and surveillance.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"StrongEmphasis\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">A Regime Under Pressure and Isolation<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"Textbody\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">These coordinated responses from Iranian officials reflect a regime increasingly on the defensive, seeking to discredit international mechanisms and reframe the narrative. However, the pressure is clearly mounting. With European patience wearing thin, and oversight mechanisms now entirely suspended, Tehran faces a renewed risk of diplomatic isolation, UN sanctions, and international confrontation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Textbody\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The developments also underscore the regime\u2019s strategic fear: that any concession to the international community or its agencies would not only expose hidden vulnerabilities but also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/khameneis-friday-prayer-sermon-exposes-iranian-regimes-fears-of-regional-strategy-collapse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">erode the already fragile morale<\/a> of the security forces tasked with preserving its rule.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three-minute read Amid escalating tensions over its nuclear activities, the Iranian regime is entering a phase of growing international isolation and internal alarm. 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