Reuters: European Troika Likely to Trigger Snapback Mechanism Starting Tomorrow

According to the English section of⁣ webangah News ‍Agency, Reuters quoted⁤ four diplomats‌ today stating that the UK, France, ‍and Germany plan to begin the snapback process on⁣ Thursday. Though, they hope Tehran will present nuclear commitments within 30 days⁤ sufficient to persuade them‍ to ‌delay specific⁤ actions.

The report noted that these three countries-known as the European‌ trio involved with Iran⁣ in⁤ the 2015 agreement-met with⁣ an Iranian representative yesterday, Tuesday.

Reuters added that three European diplomats and⁤ one Western diplomat claimed Tuesday’s talks⁤ did not ‍yield enough‌ concrete commitments⁤ from Iran. Still, they believed‍ further diplomacy could take place in the coming weeks. The three European states‌ have reportedly decided to move forward with implementing the snapback mechanism as soon as Thursday.

A Western‌ diplomat who declined to be named said negotiations would ‌truly begin only after submitting a letter to the UN Security⁢ Council.

Separately,⁢ Reuters reported that a German Foreign Ministry spokesperson confirmed activating the snapback mechanism remains an option for the three European countries.