{"id":334714,"date":"2025-07-25T19:30:27","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T18:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=334714"},"modified":"2025-07-26T08:17:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T07:17:38","slug":"berlin-conference-urges-activation-of-snapback-sanctions-amid-rising-threat-from-tehran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/berlin-conference-urges-activation-of-snapback-sanctions-amid-rising-threat-from-tehran\/","title":{"rendered":"Berlin Conference Urges Activation of Snapback Sanctions Amid Rising Threat from Tehran"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Speakers at the Berlin Conference held on July 24, 2025, in Berlin, Germany<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At a conference in Berlin on July 24, 2025, international security experts and former officials from Germany and the United States called for the immediate activation of the snapback sanctions mechanism against the clerical dictatorship in Iran. With the clock ticking toward the October deadline, speakers emphasized that Tehran\u2019s growing nuclear ambitions, regional destabilization through proxies, and open defiance of international commitments present an urgent threat to global peace. The conference also underscored the legitimacy of the Iranian opposition and the need for a democratic alternative to the regime.<\/p>\n

Leo Dautsenberg<\/strong>, former German MP and chair of the German Solidarity Committee for a Free Iran, opened the conference by highlighting the pivotal role of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) in uncovering Tehran\u2019s secret nuclear<\/a> facilities. \u201cIt was the National Council of Resistance of Iran that, as early as 2002, exposed the secret nuclear facilities in Natanz and Arak, revealing the true military intentions of the Iranian regime,\u201d he said. \u201cSince then, they have published over one hundred revelations about Iran\u2019s clandestine nuclear and missile programs aimed clearly at developing weapons of mass destruction.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dautsenberg emphasized that the time for European action was running out: \u201cThe time window for activating the snapback mechanism is closing rapidly. This question\u2014whether the European states should act and what is politically at stake\u2014concerns not only the Middle East but the security of Europe and the entire world.\u201d He reaffirmed his support for the democratic opposition and urged European governments to adopt a firm, strategic posture toward the clerical dictatorship\u2019s expanding nuclear threat.<\/p>\n

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Amb. Robert Joseph, former undersecretary of state for arms control and international at the #Berlin<\/a> #Iran<\/a> Conference:
\u201cNegotiations with the Iranian regime will get nowhere. 20\u2014plus years of negotiation have not had positive results. They have only given the regime valuable time\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/1v1XDmDJ91<\/a><\/p>\n

— Javad Dabiran (@JavadDabiran) July 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n