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PARIS (Reuters) - France volition not deliberation doubly astir reimposing United Nations sanctions connected Iran if negotiations to scope a woody implicit its atomic programme bash not succeed, its overseas curate told the U.N. Security Council precocious connected Monday.
France, Britain and Germany - the "E3" - are parties to a 2015 atomic woody with Iran that expires successful October and person the powerfulness to initiate its mechanics for reimposing sanctions, called snapback, astatine the Security Council.
"It goes without saying that erstwhile the Iranian atomic woody expires successful a fewer weeks, if European information interests are not guaranteed, we volition not hesitate for a azygous 2nd to reapply each the sanctions that were lifted 10 years ago," Jean-Noel Barrot said.
Iran and the United States, which discontinue the 2015 woody and reimposed its ain sanctions, person been holding talks connected the decades-old standoff.
U.S. President Donald Trump has said helium is assured of clinching a caller pact that would artifact Iran's way to a atomic bomb, though Iran says its programme is purely civilian.
According to diplomats, the E3 countries are present looking to trigger snapback by August, alternatively than June, if nary important woody tin beryllium recovered by then. The accidental expires connected October 18.
"These sanctions would past permanently adjacent disconnected Iranian entree to technology, investment, and the European market, with devastating effects connected the country's economy. This is not what we want, and that is wherefore I solemnly telephone connected Iran to instrumentality the indispensable decisions contiguous to debar the worst," Barrot said.
Iran has projected gathering the E3, perchance successful Rome this Friday, if talks resume with the United States, 4 diplomats said connected Monday, cautioning that the E3 person yet to respond.
(Reporting by John Irish; Editing by Kevin Liffey)
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