The Council of the European Union has decided to follow the European troika of Great Britain, Germany and France in reimposing some sanctions on Iran, according to a press release on its website. "Today, the Council agreed to reimpose a number of restrictive measures in relation to Iran's nuclear proliferation activities, that had then been suspended with the entry into force of the Joint Plan of Action (JCPoA or Iran nuclear deal) in 2015," the press release reads. The measures reintroduced on Monday include both those adopted by the UN Security Council since 2006 and also what Brussels called autonomous measures. On Friday, the UN Security Council rejected a draft paper submitted by Russia and China to extend Resolution 2231, which underpins the Iranian nuclear deal, for six months. Barbara Woodward, the UK’s permanent representative to the UN, said sanctions against Iran will be reimposed later this week.