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As UN sanctions on Iran re-enter into force, the world faces fearful choices
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Iran’s rulers are, as always, defiant, claiming that their country has weathered many other sanctions and is sure to do so again.
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- UN sanctions on Iran, suspended under the 2015 JCPOA nuclear deal, will be reimposed due to Iran's non-compliance and expanded uranium enrichment.
- European efforts to revive the JCPOA failed after Iran defied negotiations and continued high-level uranium enrichment, prompting snapback sanctions.
- Iran faces economic hardship and potential military action if it rejects IAEA inspections or withdraws from the NPT.
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BRUSSELS - Ten years after the conclusion of a nuclear agreement hailed at the time as “a historic breakthrough”, Iran is about to face the most brutal sanctions regime it has ever had to confront in its modern history.
The sanctions imposed by the United Nations
