Marking one year since six United Nations Security Council resolutions on Iran returned to force, 59 governments have issued a joint statement pledging continued enforcement of the reinstated restrictions and calling on Tehran to comply with its nonproliferation obligations.
The resolutions — UNSCRs 1696 (2006), 1737 (2006), 1747 (2007), 1803 (2008), 1835 (2008), and 1929 (2010) — came back into effect on September 27, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. EDT, following the completion of the snapback process. France, Germany, and the United Kingdom had initiated that process in response to what they described as Tehran's persistent and significant non-performance of its nuclear commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
The signatories, all endorsers of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI), commit to four specific measures: preventing the direct or indirect sale, supply, and transfer to and from Iran of items that could contribute to weapons of mass destruction, their means of delivery — including unmanned aerial vehicles — and related materials subject to the reinstated UN arms restrictions; adopting streamlined procedures for the rapid exchange of information on Iran's proliferation activities among PSI partners; keeping national legal authorities under review to ensure the effectiveness of their measures; and taking specific actions in support of interdiction efforts related to Iran's proliferation activities.
The statement also welcomes national-level efforts linked to Operation Economic Outcast as relevant activities supporting the objective of preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. Signatories urge all UN member states to implement the reinstated resolutions and call on Iran to cooperate fully with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The participating governments also reaffirm their commitment to upholding restrictions on the supply, sale, or transfer of arms and related materiel to or from Iran.
The joint declaration, released by the United States alongside co-signatories spanning Europe, the Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East — including key regional actors attentive to nuclear proliferation risks — underscores the breadth of the coalition behind the snapback framework, even as it reiterates pressure on Tehran to address the international community's proliferation concerns.
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