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Iran and European Diplomats Restart Nuclear Talks in Istanbul

Threats to reimpose 2015 sanctions by the end of August hinge on Iran’s willingness to restore IAEA inspections

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

  • Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi and envoys from the U.K., France and Germany convened for four-hour “serious, frank and detailed” talks in Istanbul on July 25.
  • The E3 have set a late-August threshold to trigger a snapback of UN sanctions lifted under the 2015 deal if Tehran does not resume full cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency.
  • Tehran has suspended routine IAEA monitoring, demanded binding legal guarantees against military action and insisted on preserving its right to enrich uranium for civilian purposes.
  • IAEA figures indicate Iran’s stockpile of uranium enriched to 60% purity has grown to over 400 kilograms, just below weapons-grade levels.
  • Both sides agreed to continue consultations on restoring inspections and defining steps for sanctions relief before the snapback mechanism window closes.