Iran says European countries will 'lose it all' if they reimpose nuclear sanctions

Iran has strongly rejected any attempt by the UK, Germany, and France to reimpose sanctions that were lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal, saying they have no legal, political, or moral right to do so.

In a statement on X social network on Sunday, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said: “It is not just that the E3 has no legal, political, or moral entitlement to invoke ‘snapback,’ and that even if they did, ‘use or lose it’ doesn't work.”

“It's that the correct expression for the E3's dilemma is ‘use it and lose it.’ Or better yet, ‘use it and lose it all’,” he added.

The E3 countries announced last month they had triggered the "snapback" mechanism under UN Security Council Resolution 2231, which will restore sanctions in 30 days if Iran does not meet its obligations.

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