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Iran and E3 Deputies Open Istanbul Nuclear Talks Under Sanctions Deadline

Europe has warned it will trigger UN sanctions by August unless Iran resumes cooperation with the nuclear watchdog.

FILE - Ian's Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Kazem Gharibabadi, waits for the start of the IAEA board of governors meeting at the International Center in Vienna, Austria, Nov. 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak, File)
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An Iranian security official in protective clothing walks through part of the Uranium Conversion Facility just outside the Iranian city of Isfahan, March 30, 2005.

Overview

  • The first deputy-level meeting since June brought Iran and the UK, France and Germany together in Istanbul to break the nuclear negotiating deadlock.
  • Iran suspended cooperation with the IAEA after Israeli and US strikes on its nuclear sites and warned it may withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty if UN sanctions return.
  • Tehran has reaffirmed its legal right to enrich uranium to 60 percent purity and insists its enrichment activities will continue despite European threats of snapback sanctions.
  • Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said Iran will engage in further talks only if guarantees are made to rebuild trust and prevent hidden military agendas.
  • European E3 diplomats have set an end-of-August deadline to trigger the JCPOA’s snapback mechanism and are considering extending it in exchange for demonstrable progress on oversight.