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Iran and E3 Hold Istanbul Nuclear Talks as Snapback Deadline Nears

Europeans have warned they will reimpose UN sanctions by end of August unless Iran resumes IAEA inspections with a focus on its growing near-weapons-grade uranium stockpile

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

  • On July 25, Iranian and E3 diplomats spent four hours in Istanbul in “serious, frank and detailed” discussions over Tehran’s nuclear programme
  • The UK, France and Germany signalled they could trigger the JCPOA “snapback” mechanism if Iran fails to restore full cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency
  • Iranian deputies Kazem Gharibabadi and Majid Takht-e Ravanchi insisted any deal must rebuild Iran’s trust in US intentions and rule out hidden military agendas
  • The meeting marked the first direct engagement since mid-June US and Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear sites prompted Tehran to suspend IAEA cooperation
  • Both sides agreed to continue consultations ahead of October’s expiration of UN Security Council Resolution 2231 to determine whether diplomacy can avert automatic sanctions changes