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The Clock Is Ticking on Snapback Sanctions Against Iran

The Warcast
September 2, 2025

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Episode Notes:

On Aug. 28, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom initiated snapback sanctions against Iran at the United Nations — starting a 30-day process toward reimposing U.N. sanctions. Alex Vatanka, a Senior Fellow at the Middle East Institute, joins the Warcast to talk about the sanctions and what it might mean for Iran.

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