TEHRAN – Iran’s Parliament President Mohammad Bakar Karibakh on Tuesday condemned the European Troika decision to trigger a snapback mechanism of sanctions as “illegal,” and vowed to announce a decisive, unified response the Islamic Republic will soon announce a unified and decisive response.
“The three European countries that have not fulfilled their obligations under the JCPOA have no right to activate paragraph 37 of the agreement,” Karibah said in the plenary session. “Therefore, it is an illegal step to revive the resolution. Iran must take deterrent measures to cost the move and force Europeans to reconsider the decision.”
His remarks came when lawmakers held closed sessions that lasted more than 90 minutes to assess the potential impact of European movements on Iran’s economy and other sectors.
Germany, France and the UK – three European signatories of the 2015 nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) – announced last week that they would call a snapback procedure. The mechanism embedded in UN Security Council resolution 2231 paves the way for the reinstatement of sanctions against Iran within 30 days over allegations of “serious violation of compliance.”
Abbas Gordalzi, a spokesman for the Iranian parliament’s Speaker Committee, said lawmakers will work with the Supreme National Security Council to consider various proposals to determine Tehran’s course of action.
“The enemy must understand that the Congress, the government, the Supreme National Security Council and all the institutions of its establishment are united. Iran’s response to hostile actions will be mutual and deterrent,” emphasized Goudarzi. He added that all political factions within the Chamber of Commerce should agree that the response is critical and should impose a significant cost on those behind the movement.
Goudarzi also said that the issue of Iran’s withdrawal from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) was being discussed in the session but no decision was made yet.
He added that if Iran leaves the NPT, the Congress will work with all branches of its establishment, including the Supreme National Security Council, to legislate accordingly.
Tehran has already brought this issue to the United Nations. In a letter dated August 28, 2025, Iran’s Foreign Ministry urged the UN Security Council and Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to reject what is called “unfair political manipulation” and to support international law and the authority of the Council.
Foreign Minister Abbas Aragci also told his European counterparts over the phone that Iran will respond appropriately to “illegal and unjust actions.”
Russia and China, a permanent member of the Security Council and parties to the JCPOA, have criticised the E3 decision, warning that sanctions will harm Iran’s peaceful nuclear activities and endanger further destabilization.
The conflict comes in 2018 when the Trump administration regained sanctions and launched a so-called “maximum pressure” campaign amid Washington’s fallout from withdrawal from the JCPOA. Since then, European signatories have been accused of not respecting their own commitment to maintaining the deal.