France, Britain and Germany on Thursday launched a mechanism to restore the sanctions of the United Nations Iran because it did not fulfill its obligations over its nuclear program.

Three countries have notified the UN Security Council that “Iran believes in a significant performance of its obligations” in accordance with the 2015 nuclear agreement and “invoke the procedure known as the” Snapback “mechanism”, which initiates the 30-day procedure for reconsideration of sanctions suspended ten years ago.

Since the President Trump pulled out now unilaterally from an agreement During his first term, Iran constantly leaving obligations He agreed to the 2015 Nuclear Agreement, which is the mediator of the then President Barack Obama, together with the European countries “E3” and the European Union.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday that Washington is still looking for direct conversations with Iran about the end of his nuclear program due to the E3, which launched a so-called “Snapback” mechanism for re-establishing a UN sanctions.

Rubio greeted the move, which pushed Mr Trump long ago, but said, “At the same time, the United States remains available for direct engagement with Iran – for the purpose of peaceful, permanent resolution of Iran’s nuclear issue.”

“Snapback does not contradict our sincere willingness for diplomacy, it just improves,” Rubio said in a statement, praising “The leadership of our E3 allies in this effort.”

“I urge Iran’s leaders to take direct steps needed to ensure that their nation will never get a nuclear weapon; walk the path of peace; and, extended, to improve the prosperity for the Iranian people,” Rubio said in a statement.

In his second term, Mr. Trump swung sharply in different directions on Iran, insisting that he was looking for a negotiating settlement, but then Ordering US air attacks on nuclear sites In support of the Israeli military campaign.

Referring to the E3 decision, the Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Thursday that Tehran “would be appropriately responded to this illegal and unjustified action by three European countries, to protect and guarantee its national rights and interests.”

His office said that he had sent that message in a phone call with his French, British and German colleagues, adding that he had urged three countries to “properly correct this wrong decision in the coming days.”

Although Aryghchi did not determine which retribution of Iran could take, Tehran warned earlier that such a move could lead to the exclusion of European forces from any future negotiations on the Iranian nuclear program.

Talking to CBS News’ Imtiiaz Tyab early this summer, Aryghchi said He was Doubtful that talks with the US will continue quickly, but said “diplomacy doors will never close.”

The move of the European Trio happened just a few days after Iranian and European diplomats held talks in Geneva, the second since then Israeli attack on Iran that started the 12-day war In June.

E3 has threatened to activate the so -called “Snapback” mechanism in recent weeks, quoting Iran is a continuous disrespect with its obligations under the 2015 Nuclear Agreement.

That agreement was torpedoed in 2018 when Mr. Trump unilaterally withdrew the US from the agreement and slapped the crippled sanctions to Iran.