Overview

• Iranian media report a letter to the National Security Council signed by 71 of 290 MPs urging the manufacture of nuclear weapons.
• The government says it does not seek nuclear arms and cites a fatwa by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei that forbids weapons of mass destruction.
• The MPs argue that acquiring deterrent capability would not violate the religious ruling.
• The IAEA reports Iran holds far more enriched uranium than permitted under the 2015 nuclear agreement, which frayed after the 2018 U.S. withdrawal.
• Germany, France, and the United Kingdom initiated a UN sanctions snapback in August designed to restore previous penalties within 30 days.