Germany’s Warning on Iran’s Nuclear Defiance Reveals UN Security Council Deadlock

Germany issued a stark warning this week that Iran has failed to take the essential, concrete steps required to avert the reinstatement of United Nations sanctions under the so-called “snapback” mechanism. This process, embedded within the 2015 nuclear deal framework but designed with veto-proof authority, is poised to reimpose sweeping penalties unless immediate de-escalation occurs.The snapback will freeze Iranian assets abroad, ban arms trades with Tehran, and clamp down on ballistic missile development—measures critical to curbing Iran’s ambitions for nuclear weapons. Yet Tehran remains unmoved despite diplomatic engagement involving Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and the European Union’s top diplomat....