Iran’s top security body has warned that action by France, Germany and the United Kingdom to reimpose international sanctions will “effectively suspend” its cooperation with the United Nations nuclear watchdog.

The warning from the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) came on Saturday, a day after the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) failed to adopt a resolution to permanently lift sanctions against Iran.

That vote was called after the three European nations launched a 30-day process on August 28 to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran, claiming that Tehran has violated a deal it signed in 2015 to curb its nuclear programme.

Russia and China, which are also signatories to the deal, have both rejected the bid to trigger the “snapback” sanctions.

Iran’s SNSC, which is chaired by Presi

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