Britain, France and Germany launched a 30-day process to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program on Thursday, a step likely to stoke tensions two months after Israel and the United States bombed Iran, according to a letter sent by E3 to the UN Security Council seen by Reuters.

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