Europe’s ‘Snapback’ Sanctions Threat Exposes Dangerous Weakness in U.S. Iran Policy
As European powers push the UN’s ‘snapback’ sanctions on Iran, Tehran’s economy teeters on collapse, revealing grave consequences of Washington’s fragmented approach to Iran and emboldening hostile regimes against American interests.
The recent plunge of Iran’s rial to near-record lows amid looming European threats to reactivate United Nations sanctions on Tehran highlights more than just economic instability—it exposes a troubling failure of America’s strategic posture in the Middle East.Since the 2015 nuclear deal, the rial has collapsed from 32,000 to over one million per U.S. dollar, a staggering loss in value that signals the Iranian economy is under severe strain. Now, with European allies aggressively pushing the so-called “snapback” mechanism—a unilateral tool designed to bypass vetoes at the UN Security Council—we see a dangerous escalation that could further destabilize an already...
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