As Tehran Waffles on Trump’s Offer of Nuclear Diplomacy, Europeans Weigh Canceling 2015 Deal and Replacing It With Sanctions
Now that Iran is closer than ever to a nuclear weapon, previously reluctant Europeans are talking about utilizing the 2015 deal’s ‘snapback’ clause.
As the Islamic Republic of Iran sends contradictory signals in response to President Trump’s letter offering nuclear diplomacy, Europeans for the first time are explicitly saying they might cancel President Obama’s 2015 nuclear deal and replace it with onerous global sanctions.
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action was endorsed in 2015 by a United Nations Security Council resolution that contains a clause allowing each of its parties to cancel it unilaterally, and reimpose all previous sanctions on Iran. Now that Iran is closer than ever to a nuclear weapon, previously reluctant Europeans are talking about utilizing that “snapback” clause.
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