UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 29 — The United Nations confirmed on Sunday that sanctions against Iran have been reactivated.”Pursuant to the process set forth in paragraphs 11 and 12 of Security Council resolution 2231 (2015), effective on 27 September at 8 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, all provisions of resolutions 1696 (2006), 1737 (2006), 1747 (2007), 1803 (2008), 1835 (2008) and 1929 (2010) have been re-applied in the same manner as they applied before the adoption of resolution 2231 (2015) on 20 July 2015,” said a note to correspondents from the Office of the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General.
The note said that accordingly, the sanctions list maintained by the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 has been re-established and includes 43 individuals and 78 entities that were listed before the adoption of resolution 2231.
The note listed the individuals and entities that have been added back to the United Nations Security Council Consolidated Sanctions List.
Last month, France, Britain and Germany formally invoked the snapback mechanism, which allowed for the re-imposition of UN sanctions within 30 days if Iran was deemed in breach of a 2015 nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
On Sept. 19, the UN Security Council failed to adopt a resolution that would have extended sanctions relief for Iran under the JCPOA.
A subsequent resolution, which sought to grant a six-month extension to both the JCPOA and Resolution 2231, also failed to pass in the Security Council on Friday. (Xinhua)
