The United Kingdom, France, Germany and the United States said on Monday that the Iranian nuclear agreement has completed the "rapid resumption of sanctions" mechanism and the United Nations related sanctions on Iran were resumed at 8 p.m. on the 27th.

What does the European-U.S. forcible activation of sanctions on Iran involve, what will Iran respond to, and where will the nuclear issue go?

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What sanctions against Iraq have Europe and the United States forcibly activated?

The Office of the Spokesman of the Secretary-General of the United Nations has confirmed that the Secretary-General of the United Nations, in accordance with the relevant provisions of Security Council Resolution 2231,Six sanctions resolutions on Iran, adopted by the Security Council between 2006 and 2010, were reintroduced on September 27 at 8 p.m.These resolutions include Resolutions 1696, 1737, 1747, 1803, 1835 and 1929.

Noting that the list of the Committee on Sanctions of Security Council Resolution 1737 which was subsequently restored includes 43 individuals and 78 entities,It involves areas such as Iran¡¯s nuclear program, military industry and finance.These include the late Iranian nuclear scientist Fakhrizadeh, senior commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Soleimani, as well as Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, Defense Industry Organization and Sepah Bank.

In addition, the European External Action Agency issued a statement on the 28th announcing that the EU will immediately start to re-implement all previously lifted nuclear-related sanctions against Iran.

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What was Iran¡¯s response?

Iranian Foreign Ministry: Illegal and Unreasonable

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran issued a statement on the 28th that the United States initiated the so-called "rapid resumption of sanctions" mechanism under U.S. incitement and pressure, but these countries failed to fulfill their commitments under the Iranian nuclear agreement, and that the United States supported or implicitly allowed Israel and the United States to launch attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities under the framework of the nuclear agreement and regulated by the International Atomic Energy Agency, seriously violating international law and violating the substance and spirit of the Iranian nuclear agreement.This is illegal and unreasonable.

Iran will resolutely safeguard its national rights and interests and respond appropriately and resolutely to any actions that harm its interests.

Iran: We will respond seriously to any action

The head of the Islamic Parliament of Iran, Khalibabad, said on Monday that the implementation of the so-called "rapid resumption of sanctions" mechanism and the resumption of sanctions against Iraq were illegal.Iran does not consider itself obliged to comply with these illegal resolutions, including suspending uranium enrichment activities.

Qalibaf said that if any country tries to take action against Iran in accordance with these illegal resolutions,Will face reciprocal and serious response from IranThe three European countries that launched this illegal action will also witness Iran's reaction.

Iranian military: ready to deal with any threat

On the 28th local time, Mousavi, chief of staff of the Iranian armed forces, said when meeting with Pakpur, commander-in-chief of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, that unity is the guarantee for maintaining Iran's territorial integrity. Mousavi said that the armed forces are fully prepared,Respond to any threat and potential aggression in a forceful manner.

Parker also said that the Revolutionary Guard Corps is fully ready to respond to any threats and risky behaviors.

Shekarshi, a senior spokesman for the Iranian armed forces, said that the United States has no right to interfere with the range of Iranian missiles.

Iranian Foreign Minister: Unfounded and completely ineffective

On September 28th, local time, Iranian Foreign Minister Araghzi sent a letter to foreign ministers of many countries, refuting the attempt of the United States, Britain, France and Germany to restore the abolished UN Security Council resolutions on the Iranian nuclear issue through the so-called "rapid recovery mechanism".

In his letter, Araghzi stressed that the claims of the United States, Britain, France and GermanyUnfounded and completely ineffective.Alagazzi pointed out that such acts were not only contrary to the text and spirit of Security Council Resolution 2231 but also seriously undermined the status of the Security Council and the credibility of multilateral diplomacy.

Alagi said that the United States has long unilaterally withdrawn from the Iranian nuclear agreement, and three European countries have long violated their commitments, so they are not eligible to invoke resolution 2231.

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Where does the nuclear issue come from?

In 2015, Iran reached the Iranian nuclear deal with the United States, Britain, France, Russia, China and Germany. According to the agreement, Iran restricts its nuclear activities in exchange for the lifting of sanctions against Iran by the United Nations, the United States and the European Union. In 2018, the United States unilaterally withdrew from the Iranian nuclear deal and resumed and continuously escalated unilateral sanctions against Iran. Since May 2019, Iran has gradually suspended the implementation of some provisions of the Iranian nuclear deal, but promised that the relevant measures were "reversible".

Since April this year, the United States and Iran have held five rounds of indirect negotiations on the Iran nuclear issue and the lifting of U.S. sanctions on Iran.The United States demanded that Iran completely abandon uranium enrichment activities, but Iran refused.On June 13, Israel attacked Iran, triggering a 12-day airstrike between the two sides, during which the United States bombed Iran's nuclear facilities. Since then, the United States has not resumed negotiations. In order to pressure Iran to resume negotiations with the United States, the European three countries pushed the Security Council to launch a "rapid resumption of sanctions" mechanism.

Iranian officials have previously warned that if the three European countries and the United States disregard the goodwill of Iran and are determined to resume U.N. sanctions on Iraq, Iran could stop cooperating with the International Atomic Energy Agency and even withdraw from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in response.

Iran¡¯s Supreme National Security Council announced:As the three European countries force the Security Council to restore sanctions on Iraq, Iran will suspend its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency.

However, Iranian President Pezeshiziyan told the media in new york on the 26th that Iran will not withdraw from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. Some analysts believe that withdrawing from the treaty will mean that Iran will completely terminate the verification of Iran by the International Atomic Energy Agency, which will give Israel and the United States an excuse to attack Iran again.

In response to the impact of the U.S. force reinstatement of sanctions on Iran, Iranian international affairs expert Milkassim Momeini said that the Iranian economy may be hit in the short term but will not be affected "decisively" because the U.S. has previously "almost exhausted" unilateral sanctions on Iran. Iran international affairs analyst Hassan Behshtippur said that the U.S. aim of force reinstating sanctions on Iraq is to take "hostile actions" against Iran under the banner of implementing the Security Council resolution.

Iran has repeatedly stressed its commitment to resolving differences through diplomatic means and safeguarding its legitimate rights. Analysts believe that there is still room for dialogue between Iran and the United States of Europe, but further pressure from the United States will only increase the risk of situation out of control.Political diplomacy is the only correct way to solve Iran¡¯s nuclear issue.