Iran’s deputy foreign minister has called on the E3 and the UN Security Council to grant diplomacy the necessary time and space amid European threats to invoke the JCPOA’s snapback mechanism.

Iran and the European troika of France, Germany and Britain will resume talks in the Swiss city of Geneva on Tuesday.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says any attempt to trigger the so-called snapback mechanism to reimpose UN sanctions amounts to a confrontational move.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres urges the United States to lift or waive its sanctions against Iran’s oil sector to resume the US-abandoned Iran nuclear deal.

An Iranian envoy says the Israeli regime is the "real source" of proliferation in the West Asian region. 

Iran’s top negotiator says the ball is now in US court to remove sanctions and honor the 2015 nuclear agreement.

The US administration has announced three gestures toward Iran in an apparent break with former president Donald Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign against Tehran. Iran however has stated that is does not even come close to its demand that all sanctions be lifted.

The Iranian administration says the new White House team should avoid a selective approach in making up for the “stain of shame” it will inherit from its predecessor.

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres underlines the need for preserving the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement, urging world countries to engage in trade ties with Tehran based on Security Council Resolution 2231.

Iran is now free to purchase anything from tanks to warplanes and naval vessels without the need for UN approval or US interference.