Iran’s FM: Snapback sanctions showed global divide between Tehran, Washington

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that the United States was ultimately compelled to acknowledge Iran’s success in dividing the international community over the issue of snapback sanctions, with the majority of nations backing Tehran’s position and only a small minority siding with Washington.

Speaking at Bu-Ali Sina University in Hamedan, Araghchi reflected on the diplomatic confrontation at the UN Security Council during the snapback sanctions dispute, saying the episode revealed a “serious division” among member states, Tasnim reports.

“For the first time, two permanent members of the Security Council declared that they would not comply with the Council’s resolutions,” he stated, referring to the pushback against US efforts to reimpose sanctions on Iran under the 2015 nuclear deal framework.

Araghchi emphasized that even Washington was forced to recognize Tehran’s diplomatic achievement. “The Americans themselves admitted that Iran had managed to split the world into two parts — the majority of countries that supported Tehran’s stance, and a minority that aligned with the US and the West,” he said.

He went on to underline that shaping international consensus and legitimacy in favor of one’s national position serves as a key element of deterrence. “When a country can rally global support and isolate aggressors in the international arena, it demonstrates that its diplomacy and strategic approach are moving effectively along the path of strengthening deterrent power,” Araghchi concluded.

By Vafa Guliyeva