Iranian Lawmaker Points to Threat of Regional Insecurity if UN Sanctions Are Reimposed

Iran could withhold security commitments if European states invoke a UN mechanism to reimpose international sanctions on the Islamic republic, a member of Iran's parliamentary national security commission said on July 21, according to Borna news.

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DUBAI - Iran could withhold security commitments if European states invoke a UN mechanism to reimpose international sanctions on the Islamic republic, a member of Iran's parliamentary national security commission said on July 21, according to Borna news.

"We have many tools. We can withhold our commitment to security in the region, Persian Gulf and Hormuz Strait, as well as other maritime areas," Mr Abbas Moqtadaei said in reference to Tehran's potential countermeasures to the reimposition of international sanctions.

He was speaking ahead of a meeting on July 25 between Iranian deputy foreign ministers and British, French and German diplomats in Istanbul.