SaralnamaThe 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 said 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 stressed last week that the country had no intention of developing nuclear weapons, and condemned the re-imposition of international sanctions as "unfair, unjust, and illegal". The United Nations' sweeping economic and military sanctions were reimposed on Iran at 00 GMT on Saturday – a decade after they were lifted in a landmark international deal over… (Updated 28 Sep 2025, 07:02 IST; source: link)
Key Points
- 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 said 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 stressed last week that the country had no intention of developing nuclear weapons, and condemned the re-imposition of international sanctions as "unfair, unjust, and illegal"