Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 49580

Iran: Nuclear Power

Tabled: 30 April 2025
Answered: 9 May 2025

Question

Jon Pearce

Labour — High Peak

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to use the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action snapback mechanism to re-impose nuclear-related UN sanctions on Iran before their expiry in October

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer
A diplomatic solution to the Iran nuclear issue remains possible and the primary focus of Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office efforts. However, if a deal is not reached there will be little choice for the E3 but to trigger the UN snapback mechani...
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