Overview

• Foreign ministers from France, Germany, the UK and EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas met Iran’s Abbas Araghchi in New York with no sign of compromise.
• Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called talks with Washington a “dead end” and reiterated that Iran does not seek nuclear weapons, further narrowing diplomatic options.
• The E3 say they could delay the process if Iran resumes direct U.S. talks, restores full IAEA access, and explains a stockpile of more than 400 kilograms of uranium enriched up to 60%.
• IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi reported intense contacts and said a team of inspectors is ready to deploy if a political agreement enables cooperation.
• With the 30-day window closing this weekend, the snapback would restore U.N. asset freezes, a conventional arms embargo, and penalties tied to ballistic-missile and nuclear-related trade.