Al Arabiya’s Claim About German Chancellor and Triggering the “Snapback Mechanism” Is False
The English section of webangah News Agency, citing Mehr News Agency, reported that earlier today saudi Arabia’s al Arabiya website claimed German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced that berlin, together with the UK and France, would submit a request on Tuesday, July 15, to the UN Security Council presidency to activate the “snapback” clause of the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA) and reinstate international sanctions on Iran.
This claim by the Saudi network comes amid searches indicating that hours after its release,no major official English- or Arabic-language news agencies have reported such a meaningful development.
The three European countries had previously hinted at plans aligned with US and Israeli policies to pursue activation of the snapback mechanism. However, Al Arabiya’s report quoting Germany’s chancellor is incorrect.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi emphasized yesterday that “activating the snapback mechanism would mark the end of Europe’s role in nuclear negotiations.”
The snapback mechanism is part of UN Security Council Resolution 2231, adopted following the 2015 JCPOA agreement. It allows JCPOA members (the US, Russia, China, France, Britain, and Germany) to trigger reinstatement of previous UN sanctions if iran breaches its commitments under the deal.
A key feature of this mechanism is its veto-proof design: if one JCPOA member alleges a violation by Iran and refers it to the Security Council but no resolution is reached within 30 days to resolve disputes, all suspended sanctions automatically return-even if other members such as Russia or China oppose it.
