In a post on his X account on Monday, Araghchi said abuse of the snapback mechanism would not only end Europe's role in the JCPOA but would also escalate tensions that could become irreversible.
The so-called snapback mechanism allows for the return of anti-Iran sanctions that were suspended under the JCPOA.
The Iranian foreign minister added that the three European signatories to the 2015 nuclear agreement – Britain, France and Germany -- need to ask themselves how the situation reached this impasse.
He added that following recent consultations in Russia and China, he also expressed his willingness to travel to Paris, Berlin, and London to begin a new chapter in ties.
This initiative has led to preliminary discussions at the deputy foreign minister level—a fragile but promising start, Araghchi said, warning that time is running out.
The way that the parties to the JCPOA will behave at the current sensitive moment will determine the future of Iran-Europe relations far more profoundly than many imagine, he added.
The top Iranian negotiator expressed the country’s readiness to turn the page and hoped that the European partners will also demonstrate the same determination.
Last month, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said that France, along with Germany and Britain, “will not hesitate for a single second to reapply all the sanctions” scrapped a decade ago if European security is threatened by Iran’s nuclear activities.
In comments published by French weekly Le Point on Sunday, Araghchi warned European countries against a "strategy of confrontation" over Tehran's peaceful nuclear energy program, stressing that the move could risk provoking a nuclear proliferation crisis.
The comments come as Iran and the United States held the fourth round of indirect talks in the Omani capital of Muscat on Sunday.
Speaking to reporters following the end of the talks, the Iranian foreign minister said Iran and the United States reached a “better understanding” of each other’s positions, and their stance has become somewhat closer.
"The fourth round of discussions was much more serious and candid than the previous three rounds," Araghchi added, noting that the sides moved away from general issues and focused on more “detailed” topics.
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