France warns Iran over nuclear deal dispute mechanism

France’s foreign minister suggested that Paris was seriously considering triggering a mechanism within the Iran nuclear deal that could lead to UN sanctions.

“Every two months, there is another dent (in the deal by Iran) to the point where today we ask ourselves, and I’m saying this very clearly, about the implementation of the dispute resolution mechanism that exists in the deal,” Jean-Yves Le Drian told a parliamentary hearing.

The mechanism involves a party referring a dispute to a Joint Commission and then on to the UN Security Council if that commission cannot resolve it. If the Council does not vote within 30 days, sanctions in place under previous resolutions would be reimposed - known as a “snapback”.