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UK, France and Germany urge Iran to agree deal to delay UN sanctions

The E3 offered to delay reinstating sanctions - known as snapback - for up to six months if Iran adresses concerns about its nuclear program.

French President Emmanuel Macron, Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer pose for the media at a hotel prior to an E3 meeting on the sidelines of the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, June 24, 2025.
An illustrative image of signs pointing to Iran and Germany.

Germany tells nationals to leave Iran, fearing retaliation over sanctions

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi meets with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri (unseen), in Beirut, Lebanon, June 3, 2025.

Iran ready to resume 'fair' nuclear talks if West shows goodwill, foreign minister says

 An F-35 plane stands on the tarmac at Nevatim Air Force Base.

Germany, France, Spain to discuss fighter jet program in October, says Berlin


With 'snapback' sanctions started, 30-day hammer starts to fall on Iran - analysis

The E3, UK, France, and Germany, have triggered the "snapback" mechanism built into 2015's JCPOA nuclear deal, adding global sanctions on Iran, which will come into effect in 30 days.

French President Emmanuel Macron, Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer pose for the media at a hotel prior to an E3 meeting on the sidelines of the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, June 24, 2025.

France, UK, Germany officially activate 'snapback' sanctions on Iran, notify UN Security Council

European nations are demanding that Iran resume negotiations for a new nuclear agreement and grant access to all nuclear sites.

(Illustrative) During the annual rally commemorating 1979 Islamic Revolution, domestically-built missiles and a satellite carrier are displayed at the Azadi (Freedom) Sq. in in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024.

I was attacked for hanging hostage posters. And I won’t stop until they are all home - opinion

"If we do not stand up for ourselves now, louder and stronger than ever, we will have lost."

Sacha Stawski, who was attacked in Germany

E3 must institute snapback sanctions on Iran 'without delay,' Crown Prince Pahlavi argues

Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi argued that delaying implementing the sanctions would only "help the world's foremost state sponsor of terrorism," in a post on his personal X/Twitter.

 Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the last Shah of Iran, speaks during a press conference about the situation in Iran and the need to support Iranians, in Paris, France, June 23, 2025.

We are moving swiftly toward new sanctions on Iran, European officials tell 'Post'

European nations are demanding that Iran resume negotiations for a new nuclear agreement and grant access to all nuclear sites.

 People attend a protest against the US attack on Iranian nuclear sites, in Tehran, Iran, June 22, 2025

Israel's Rafael wins €358m German targeting pods deal

The deal, which is worth about €358 million was approved by the budget committee of the German parliament in June.

Rafael's Litening 5 targeting pods

UN nuclear watchdog back in Iran, no deal yet on inspections

IAEA chief Rafael Grossi told Fox News on Tuesday that "the first team of IAEA inspectors is back in Iran," but that the agency was still discussing how to resume inspections.

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) logo and Iranian flag is seen in this illustration taken June 16, 2025.

Iran says it told European powers there would be consequences for re-imposing UN sanctions

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said on Tuesday after the meeting that Tehran remained committed to diplomacy and a mutually beneficial solution.

French President Emmanuel Macron, Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer pose for the media at a hotel prior to an E3 meeting on the sidelines of the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, June 24, 2025.

Germany to resume entry of vulnerable Afghans after legal, diplomatic pressure

Afghan nationals deemed at risk under Taliban rule will be allowed to enter Germany after long holds in Pakistani refugee camps.

 Afghan nationals with their belongings gather as they head back to Afghanistan, after Pakistan intensified its deportation campaign, forcing undocumented Afghans to leave the country, at the Torkham border crossing, Pakistan April 7, 2025.

Taylor Swift concert terror plot convict recieves suspended sentence

One Syrian teen involved in a foiled plot to attack the American pop superstar's European tour was sentenced today in Germany.

Taylor Swift performs as her record-breaking The Eras Tour comes to an end with the first of her three concerts in Vancouver, British Columbia

Iran, European powers meet in Geneva as threat of sanctions looms large

France, Britain, and Germany, known as the E3, have long threatened to trigger the "snapback" of sanctions at the United Nations Security Council by October 18.

General view of the Iranian Consulate where Iran holds nuclear talks with so-called E3 group of France, Britain and Germany, in Istanbul, Turkey, July 25, 2025.