Russia drafts UN resolution to delay Iran snapback sanctions

[Almost Heaven]

Russia has published a draft resolution for the UN Security Council, proposing to delay the reinstatement of the UN snapback sanctions on Iran by six months, reported Iran International.

"The Russian resolution was circulated but not put in blue yet," the French mission to the UN confirmed to the outlet.

The E3 -- Britain, France, and Germany -- have warned Iran they would restore the UN sanctions by the end of August unless Tehran reengages in nuclear talks immediately.

The draft resolution presented by Russia calls for a six-month extension, expiring April 18, 2026, with the possibility of further extensions.

According to the draft text, the UN would defer the snapback while continuing to urge Iran to resume negotiations immediately.

Russia drafts UN resolution to delay Iran snapback sanctions - report - i24NEWS

The draft calls for to post-pone the reinstatement of sanctions by six-months, with the possibility of further extensions

www.i24news.tv

 

[Hol]

Interesting article AH, thanks for posting it. I didn’t realize that after Tehran stopped pretending to negotiate that sanctions would hit them.

 

[Margery]

Reuters is reporting that Russia's draft resolution contains a trap.

Iran is facing a return of UN sanctions - what happens now?

Britain, France and Germany launched a 30-day process to reimpose U.N. sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme on Thursday, according to a letter sent by the three nations to the U.N. Security Council seen by Reuters.

www.reuters.com

and 2 small bits from that rather long article stood out to me:

"In an unexpected move, Russia and China circulated a draft resolution to the Security Council on Sunday that would extend the nuclear deal until April 18, 2026. However, their text includes language that a senior Russian diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters would block the E3 from reimposing U.N. sanctions on Iran. It was not immediately clear when the draft resolution could be put to a vote."

So if the others go with that extension, the trap is that it will prevent the sanctions being put back in future.

And I wondered if Russia and or China (both allies of Iran) could use their permanent veto powers to prevent sanctions. Turns out all they can do is not to follow the sanctions, and use their veto powers at the UN to veto any attempt to punish Russia or China for doing that.

"While Russia and China are Security Council veto powers, they cannot prevent a reimposition of U.N. sanctions on Iran. They can, however, decide not to implement the sanctions and veto any Security Council attempts to punish them for doing so."

 

[Tall Timbers]

I think the snapback ship has sailed.