Reuters: Security Council to Meet Tomorrow on “Trigger Mechanism
According to the English section of webangah News Agency, citing Mehr News Agency and al Mayadeen, Reuters quoted political sources saying the security Council will hold a meeting on friday to review the decision by the UK, France, and Germany to trigger the snapback mechanism. al Jazeera also reported that this meeting will be held behind closed doors.
The foreign ministers of these three European countries and the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs recently informed IranS Foreign Minister Seyed abbas Araqchi by phone of thier intention to officially notify the Security Council about initiating what is known as dispute resolution under the JCPOA. They also emphasized their readiness to seek a diplomatic solution within 30 days in order to resolve outstanding issues and prevent the reinstatement of Security Council sanctions.
Iran’s Foreign Minister deemed this move by the three European countries unjustified,illegal,and lacking any legal basis. He recalled Iran’s responsible conduct based on good faith in adhering to diplomacy for resolving nuclear-related matters. He stated that the Islamic Republic will respond appropriately to this unlawful and unwarranted action by these European states in order to protect its national rights and interests.