France’s President Emmanuel Macron said major European nations will likely reimpose international sanctions on Iran by the end of the month.

When asked in an interview on Israel’s Channel 12 on Thursday if the so-called “snapback” sanctions would be triggered, Macron responded in the affirmative, claiming that Iran’s efforts to avoid them were “not serious”.

In late August, France, Germany and the United Kingdom – known as the E3 – initiated a 30-day process to reimpose sanctions in the absence of a negotiated deal on the Iranian nuclear programme.

Iran has called the E3’s decision “unjustified, illegal and lacking any legal basis”.

The three European powers accuse Iran of breaching the 2015 nuclear agreement, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

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