Britain, Germany and France have told UN officials that snapback sanctions are on the table if Iran does not sit down to negotiate over its nuclear weaponry.

The top diplomats of Britain, France, and Germany threatened to reimpose sanctions on Iran as an end-of-the-month deadline nears for the country to resume negotiations with the West over its nuclear program and cooperation with the United Nations nuclear watchdog.

Leaders from France, Germany and the United Kingdom threatened to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran if the Islamic State does not reach a nuclear deal by the end of August.