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<p>The UK remains committed to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA), a reciprocal
deal that lifts sanctions in exchange for tough nuclear limits. Iran has broken the
nuclear limits in the JCPoA and we are working to bring Iran back into compliance
through the deal's Dispute Resolution Mechanism.</p><p>UNSCR 2231, which underpins
the JCPoA, includes a number of clauses designed to allow sanctions to expire on fixed
dates: the UN conventional arms embargo is due to expire in October 2020. The EU arms
embargo and UN ballistic missile restrictions will remain in place until 2023. We
are consulting partners on the broader implications of arms embargo expiry for Iran
as well as the region, and encourage all states to implement national export control
best practice.</p><p>Separate to sanctions in place under the JCPoA, there is an EU
Iran human rights sanctions regime. It consists of asset freezes and travel bans on
certain individuals and entities involved in human rights violations; and trade restrictions
on specified goods and technology which may be used to repress the civilian population
of Iran, and on specified goods and technology which may be used for interception
and monitoring services in Iran. These EU trade restrictions do not have an expiry
date.</p>
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