Iran denounces reimposed UN sanctions and considers response

The UN has reimposed sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme (Vahid Salemi/AP)

Iran is preparing for a possible confrontation with the West after the United Nations reimposed sanctions over its nuclear programme, even as some pushed for continued negotiations to ease the economic pain squeezing the country.

The sanctions imposed before dawn on Sunday 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.