Fifty-six countries, including Greece and Cyprus, reaffirmed in a joint statement their commitment to the continued implementation of all relevant obligations enumerated in the United Nations Security Council resolutions that returned into force pursuant to the completion of the ‘snapback’ process.
The joint statement, released on October 2, 2026, was issued by the Governments of the United States of America, Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belize, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Federated States of Micronesia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Marshall Islands, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, The Netherlands, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine, United Kingdom, and Yemen.
According to the statement, on September 27, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. EDT, six United Nations Security Council resolutions – 1696 (2006), 1737 (2006), 1747 (2007), 1803 (2008), 1835 (2008), and 1929 (2010) – returned into force pursuant to the completion of the snapback process. France, Germany, and the United Kingdom initiated the process ‘in response to Tehran’s persistent and significant non-performance of its nuclear commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).’
‘One year on,’ the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI)-endorsing States listed in the statement affirm their commitment to the ‘continued implementation of all relevant obligations’ enumerated in the reinstated UNSCRs. They further recall that the 2003 Statement of Interdiction Principles, which all PSI participants have endorsed, affirms their adherence to all relevant international law and frameworks, including the UNSCRs.
The countries further commit, consistent with their UNSCR obligations, to continue to take measures to prevent the supply, sale, or transfer to Iran of items, materials, equipment, goods, and technology that could contribute to proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities or the development of nuclear weapon delivery systems. They also commit to uphold the restrictions on the supply, sale, or transfer of arms and related materiel to or from Iran.
They further reaffirm their commitment to ensuring sufficient domestic legal authorities and capabilities to address Iran’s proliferation-sensitive activities. More concretely, they commit to undertake ‘effective measures’ to prevent 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 UAVs’ – and related materials and items subject to the reinstated UN arms restrictions.
They also commit to adopt ‘streamlined procedures’ to facilitate the rapid exchange between PSI partners of relevant information concerning Iran’s proliferation activities where needed, to continue to keep their national legal authorities under review to ensure the effectiveness of their measures; and to take ‘appropriate specific actions’ in support of interdiction efforts related to Iran’s proliferation activities.
The 56 countries welcome all national-level efforts to implement their UNSCR obligations, as well as relevant activities that support their objective of ‘preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon,’ such as those linked to Operation Economic Outcast.
Finally, they urge all UN Member States to implement these resolutions and reiterate the international community’s ‘longstanding concerns about Iran’s nuclear program.’ They state that they will continue to coordinate their counterproliferation efforts to counter any attempts by Iran to undertake UNSCR-prohibited efforts to resume development of its nuclear or ballistic missile programs.
They also call on Iran ‘to return to compliance with its nonproliferation obligations,’ cooperate fully with the IAEA, and address the international community’s proliferation concerns.