欧洲挥舞“制裁大棒”催伊朗重返核谈判

Group 1 - The foreign ministers of the UK, France, and Germany, along with the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs, urged Iran to return to nuclear negotiations, warning that if no "substantial progress" is made by the end of summer, all sanctions against Iran will be reinstated [1][3] - This communication marks the first contact between European foreign ministers and Iran following large-scale airstrikes by Israel and the US against Iran in mid-June [1] - The 2015 nuclear agreement, which involved Iran and six world powers, required Iran to limit its nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of sanctions, with the UN Security Council adopting Resolution 2231 to endorse the agreement [1] Group 2 - The UN Security Council Resolution 2231 is set to expire in October 2023, and the European nations aim to complete the "snapback" sanctions process before Russia assumes the presidency of the Security Council [3] - US and European officials view the "snapback" clause as a negotiation tool to pressure Iran, while Iran claims that reinstating sanctions lacks legal basis and threatens to withdraw from the Non-Proliferation Treaty [3][4] - Both Iran and the US have expressed willingness to resume negotiations, but Iran demands assurances that it will not face further attacks during the talks [4]