Despite UN Sanctions Looming, Iran Refuses to Make Further Concessions

PeopleDiplomats ♦ Published: August 31, 2025; 22:52 ♦ (Vindobona)

Iran does not intend to change its stance in the nuclear dispute with the international community, even in light of the imminent reintroduction of UN sanctions.

Iran's nuclear program, allegedly primarily for civilian energy supply, has been a subject of international controversy, with critics and Western intelligence agencies speculating it is secretly developing nuclear weapons. / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons; Nanking2012, CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported DEED (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en)

A few weeks before the possible reintroduction of UN sanctions triggered by the so-called “snapback” mechanism, Iran reaffirms its opposition. Vice President Mohammed Resa Aref made it clear, as reported by ORF, that the Iranian people will not “back down or bow down” despite the threat of punitive…