Iran has recalled its ambassadors to Germany, France and the United Kingdom for consultation over the dispute mechanism to reinstate UN sanctions over its nuclear program, the country’s Mehr state news agency reports.
The move comes after a Russian and Chinese push yesterday to delay the revival of the international sanctions on Iran failed at the 15-member UN Security Council after only four countries supported their draft resolution, opening the door for the reimposition of sanctions.
The UN sanctions, notably on Iran’s banking and oil sectors, are set to take effect automatically at the end of today.
European powers triggered the process to reimpose economic sanctions after demanding Iran reverse a series of steps it took after Israel and the United States bombed its nuclear sites in June.
The UN’s nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, did confirm yesterday that inspections of Iranian nuclear sites had resumed this week after a hiatus following Washington and Israel’s strikes. It did not disclose, however, whether inspectors visited sites damaged in the US and Israeli attacks, amid questions over the status of Tehran’s stockpile of uranium enriched nearly to weapons-grade levels.
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