Sanctions will be partly eased on Iran after an IAEA report proving that Tehran stays true to its nuclear commitments is received by the UN council, the resolution says, according to TASS. Provided the Vienna accord is honored for 10 years, the UN will close its Iran file.
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A mechanism for re-establishing previous penalties should Iran break the deal has also been introduced by UN. According to the resolution's draft, only one of UN's five permanent members would need to use its veto powers to demand that the sanctions are back in force under a so-called ‘snapback’ provision, AFP reported.
UN nuclear watchdog, IAEA is in charge of the necessary verification and monitoring of Tehran's commitments, with Iran obliged to cooperate fully with the agency.
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Monday’s resolution was labeled as unacceptable for Tehran by one senior Iranian official, Reuters reported.
"Some parts of the draft have clearly crossed the Islamic Republic's red lines, especially in Iran's military capabilities. We will never accept it," Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Commander Mohammed Ali Jafari was quoted as saying by the semi-official Tasnim News Agency, shortly before the resolution was passed in New York.
The Monday UN vote was said to be a formality, with the council's five permanent members (Britain, China, France, Russia and the US) plus Germany having hard worked on the deal signed in Vienna, as well as having been behind the draft of the resolution.
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Further approval is still ahead for the Iran nuclear deal, with the agreement still needing to be cleared by the US Congress in a September vote. Many of the House’s members, especially the Republican majority, have expressed their opposition to the internationally-reached accord.
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