Non-proliferation - Security Council, 10218th meeting

Security Council, surmounting procedural vote, debates work of 1737 Iran Sanctions Committee, with divisions lingering over ‘snapback’, nuclear escalation risks.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 01:24:48
• Production Date: 10 September 2026
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Corporate Name: INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY - IAEA
• Subject Topical: INTERNATIONAL LAW; NON-PROLIFERATION; SANCTIONS; VOTING; NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION; NUCLEAR WEAPONS; JOINT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF ACTION – JCPOA
• Geographic Subject: IRAN
• MAMS Id: 3625757
• Parent Id: 3625224
• Alternate Title: MTG SC 10218 NON PROLIFERATION 10 SEP 2026 AM

Description

With Security Council members locked into disagreement on whether sanctions concerning Iran’s nuclear programme have snapped back or not, some speakers stressed the need to appoint experts to support that sanctions committee even as others insisted that the Council stop considering this agenda item at all.

In 2015, the Council endorsed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action — a historic agreement that provided sanctions relief to Iran in exchange for a 10-year monitoring framework and limits to its nuclear programme.  It also provided for a “snapback” mechanism according to which sanctions would be reinstated if Tehran failed to fulfil obligations.  In May 2018, the United States withdrew from the Agreement; Iran retaliated by reducing its commitments.

In September 2025, France, Germany and the United Kingdom cited Tehran’s alleged violations of the Agreement and argued that the “snapback” mechanism had been triggered, which would restore the sanctions and the 1737 Committee — established in 2006 — to report on Iran’s nuclear programme.

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