Overview

• Iran and the European E3 will convene deputy foreign ministers in Geneva on July 27 to resume nuclear negotiations
• Germany, France, the UK and the US have warned that UN sanctions lifted in 2015 could be reimposed if no deal is reached by late August
• June’s Israeli and U.S. strikes on Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan prompted Tehran to suspend IAEA cooperation on July 2
• Tehran insists its nuclear program is purely civilian and reaffirms NPT commitment while Western parties press for firm inspection guarantees
• Iran says it may resume direct talks with Washington if European-led efforts yield substantive progress