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Meanwhile, tensions persist over Iran’s nuclear ambitions. The European Union’s ministers have signaled that UN sanctions could be reimposed soon, marking a possible end to efforts to maintain the 2015 nuclear deal. Britain, France, and Germany—the so-called E3—are moving toward a snapback of sanctions if Iran does not reinstate cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Since Iran’s failure to allow inspectors into key nuclear sites and its increasing uranium stockpile—believed to be well beyond civilian needs—the international community remains skeptical of its claims of cooperation. Despite a recent vague agreement in Cairo, Western officials dismiss it as unenforceable, and Iran has shown reluctance to re-engage in direct negotiations with the U.S.