BRUSSELS / TEHERAN - The Council of the European Union on Monday announced that it was reimposing a broad range of sanctions on Iran, citing Tehran's failure to comply with its nuclear commitments under the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

The sanctions cover travel bans, asset freezes, and restrictions on trade, finance, and transport. They also include bans on Iranian oil, gas and petrochemical imports, the supply of energy-sector equipment and precious metals, as well as limits on Iranian banks and cargo flights.

The EU move follows the return of UN sanctions after Britain, France and Germany (the E3) triggered the accord's "snapback" mechanism on Aug 28. Under the procedure, unless the UN Security Council votes to extend sanctions relief, pre-2015 UN restrictions automatically resume within 30 days.

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The UN Security Council failed on Friday to adopt a resolution that sought to grant a six-month extension for the nuclear deal between Iran and the six major countries of Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States, as well as Security Council Resolution 2231 that endorsed the deal.

Explaining Friday's vote, Geng Shuang, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, said his country was deeply disappointed at the result.

Geng reiterated that dialogue and diplomacy were the only viable ways to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue and preserve peace in the Middle East.

In response, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said Sunday that the snapback procedure invoked by the E3 and the United States was "null and void," citing Washington's withdrawal from the JCPOA in 2018 and the European countries' failure to meet their obligations under the deal.

He stressed that Iran would continue to defend its sovereign rights and legitimate interests while remaining open to "genuine negotiations on an equal footing."

Also on Sunday, Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said that Iran will never surrender to US bullying regarding the nuclear issue.

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He made the remarks at a cabinet meeting in Teheran while highlighting the US "irrational and bullying" behavior in response to Iran's efforts to achieve a fair solution to the nuclear issue, according to a statement published on the website of his office.

Pezeshkian said Iran rejects and condemns the imposition of any restrictions and sanctions, emphasizing that Iran has stood ready to negotiate transparently and achieve a fair and reasonable solution.

The imperious approach that the other side adopted will never be accepted, he added. "We will continue the path of dignity proudly," he said.

Pezeshkian said Iran had never sought to make nuclear weapons, citing a religious decree by Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei which prohibits the development of atomic weapons.

"We have always expressed our readiness for rational and fair dialogue that is based on clear criteria, but we will never acquiesce to a negotiation that entangles us in new problems and issues," he said.