Iran considers response to reimposed UN sanctions

Tehran is considering its response to the imposition of sanctions (Vahid Salemi/AP)

Iran is considering how to respond to reimposed United Nations sanctions over its atomic programme, with one politician suggesting parliament will weigh up potentially withdrawing from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.

The sanctions again freeze Iranian assets abroad, halt arms deals with Tehran, and penalise any development of Iran’s ballistic missile programme, among other measures. It came through a mechanism known as “snapback”, included in Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, and comes as Iran’s economy already is reeling.