Overview

• Iran and the E3 powers have agreed to hold deputy foreign minister–level nuclear negotiations on Friday in Istanbul.
• The E3 trio has warned it will reimpose UN sanctions via the snapback mechanism by late August if talks do not secure binding limits on Iran’s uranium enrichment.
• Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi pledged a firmer negotiating approach and reiterated that Iran’s nuclear program remains exclusively civilian.
• The resumption follows Iran’s July 12 deal to reinstate IAEA inspections under new National Security Council oversight after suspending monitoring in response to US and Israeli strikes on its nuclear sites.
• A 12-day June war between Israel and Iran had halted earlier diplomacy and strengthened Tehran’s resolve to defend its enrichment rights.