EU reinstates sanctions on Iran’s banks, oil and cargo flights
Summary
The European Council said Monday it had restored travel bans, asset freezes, and sweeping restrictions on Iran’s trade, finance, and transport sectors after the UN sanctions snapback. The measures include a freeze on the Central Bank’s assets and a ban on Iranian cargo flights to EU airports.
Iran's parliament will examine withdrawal from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and the pursuit of an atomic bomb in coordination with other state bodies, presidium spokesman Abbas Goudarzi said Monday.
Iran's exiled prince Reza Pahlavi said Sunday that the UN’s snapback sanctions showed the Islamic Republic cannot be reformed. He also held Ali Khamenei responsible for decades of decline.
The Islamic Republic objected in a letter to the UN secretary general over the secretariat’s notification to member states on the return of UN sanctions, state media reported.
Iran’s Parliament did not take up a decision on withdrawing from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in its Sunday session, despite earlier statements by lawmakers that the issue would be discussed.
All UN sanctions suspended under the 2015 deal with Iran snapped back into force at 8 pm Eastern Time on September 27, one month after European powers triggered the snapback mechanism.
