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UN security council fails to prevent ‘snapback’ nuclear sanctions on Iran

Iranian foreign ministry urges further diplomacy and says return to pre-2015 measures are unlawful and unfounded

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The UN security council failed to pass a resolution on Friday that would have prevented the reimposition of UN sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme before the deadline for the “snapping back” of punitive measures.

UN sanctions on Iran will be...