Iran, Europe hold UNGA talks as sanctions snapback nears

Iran’s foreign minister held last‑ditch talks with European counterparts on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly this week as a 30‑day snapback process launched by Britain, France and Germany moves closer to automatically reinstating U.N. sanctions on Tehran. Abbas Araghchi met with the three European foreign ministers and the European Union foreign policy chief in New York, pressing for continued diplomacy and warning that reimposed measures would be unjust and counterproductive.

Araghchi told European counterparts that Iran remains committed to dialogue and has worked constructively with the International Atomic Energy Agency to develop a framework for safeguards. He described the European effort to revive previously lifted Security Council restrictions as legally and logically unfounded and said Tehran had put forward a "fair and balanced" proposal to avert the return of sanctions. Iranian statements said the talks included exchanges of proposals aimed at sustaining diplomacy and avoiding escalation.

European officials have said they triggered a 30‑day process at the end of August under the 2015 nuclear deal framework, setting a deadline commonly cited as...