Overview

• Following calls with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and the E3 ministers, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi agreed to restart talks Tuesday at the deputy foreign minister level.
• Araghchi warned that any move to trigger the JCPOA snapback would carry serious consequences while saying Iran remains open to diplomacy that protects national rights.
• Tehran argues France, Britain and Germany lack legal or moral authority to invoke the mechanism, citing their alleged violations of Resolution 2231.
• Araghchi also spoke with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as Iran signals consultations with Security Council partners and insists Resolution 2231 should end on October 18 as scheduled.
• If activated, snapback would reimpose six earlier UN Security Council resolutions, restoring the arms embargo along with travel bans, asset freezes and export controls.