The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated on September 27th, 2025, that the three European countries have lost their authority to invoke a "fundamental breach" by violating their obligations under the JCPOA and resolution 2231. This statement, made during the reporting window of September 27th, 2025, 9:38:14 PM to 10:06:34 PM UTC, asserts that their invocation of the "rollback mechanism" is a "blatant abuse of the process." The MFA cited the Security Council's divided vote on September 26th, 2025, on Russia and China's draft resolution to extend Resolution 2231, which demonstrated a lack of consensus on reimposing sanctions. According to the MFA statement, the situation is reminiscent of October 2020, when the United States illegally initiated a similar "rollback mechanism." The statement highlighted that the President of the Council at the time clarified that the Council could not act on the matter, and thirteen members confirmed in September 2020 that the US letter did not constitute a notification for the mechanism's initiation. Furthermore, the Secretary-General and UN Secretariat also refrained from implementing sanctions then due to disagreement and lack of consensus. The MFA's declaration comes as officials remain divided on exiting the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Previously, on September 27th, 2025, doctors were reviewing the possibility of Iran exiting the NPT, according to the "ژئوپلیتیک" Telegram channel. Separately, the Secretary of the Security Council stated that the Minister of Intelligence was "hit during the war."
