On Saturday, UN Security Council sanctions were reimposed on Iran under the so-called “snapback” mechanism of the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, a step triggered by the UK, France, and Germany. Iranians are bracing for the impact the sanctions will have on the Iranian economy, which is already reeling under pre-existing US sanctions. The E3 took the step to trigger the sanctions before the mechanism to reimpose them expired in October. During his address to the UN General Assembly last week, Pezeshkian reiterated that Tehran doesn’t seek nuclear weapons. “We do not seek nuclear weapons.