Iran’s clerical rulers face one of their gravest crises since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, caught between growing discontent at home and a stalled nuclear deal that together have left the country more isolated and divided.

Snapback sanctions could collapse the Iranian economy as the Islamic Republic scrambles to rebuild its nuclear facilities The European “E3” (United Kingdom, France, and Germany) initiated a 30-day countdown clock when they triggered the United Nations (UN) snapback on August 28—a step that would automatically reimpose the full suite of Security Council sanctions unless a last-minute accommodation is reached by7–28.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi appealed to the U.N. Secretary General to stop attempts to reinstate U.N. sanctions. Araqchi emphasized that Tehran will not acknowledge any actions to revive these sanctions or related mechanisms.

TEHRAN - Iran on Sunday condemned as “unjustifiable” the reinstatement of United Nations sanctions over its nuclear program, after the collapse of talks with Western powers and Israeli and US strikes on its nuclear sites.

Iran has likely carried out an undeclared missile test at its Imam Khomeini Spaceport, according to satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press.

Russia and China – at the UN Security Council level to delay “snapback sanctions” triggered by the UK, France and Germany over Tehran’s nuclear programme failed to pass on Friday.View on euronews