A proposal to continue sanctions relief for Iran under the 2015 nuclear deal was rejected in the UN Security Council on Friday in a vote that revealed deep divisions over the so-called snapback process. Under paragraph 11, if one of the signatories notifies the Council of a significant breach, the Council president must, within 30 days, put a draft resolution to the vote for sanctions relief to continue. If the draft is not adopted, the previous UN sanctions are automatically reimposed meaning thatunless the Council explicitly votes to keep sanctions relief in place, previous UN sanctions are automatically restored. Heated discussionsUN Photo/Laura JarrielSecurity Council members vote on the draft resolution. UN Photo/Laura JarrielSecurity Council members vote on the draft resolution.