Tehran (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – Iran on Sunday denounced the reinstatement of United Nations sanctions over its nuclear programme as “unjustifiable,” following a process initiated by major European powers after talks collapsed. Why does Iran call the reinstated sanctions unjustifiable? UK, France and Germany triggered the return of the United Nations reinstated an arms embargo and other sanctions on Iran that aimed to stop it from developing a nuclear bomb. European nations first imposed sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program between 2006 and 2010. These sanctions were lifted around 2015 following the landmark nuclear agreement known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).