Overview

• On July 25, Iran’s vice foreign ministers met with their German, French and UK counterparts in Istanbul for a four-hour session on Tehran’s nuclear program.
• Iran reaffirmed its right to continue uranium enrichment under the NPT and rejected suspending its nuclear activities.
• Tehran conditioned direct negotiations with Washington on significant measures to rebuild trust and lift US economic sanctions.
• Germany, France and the UK warned they could trigger the JCPOA snapback mechanism but offered to delay sanctions reinstatement until late summer if Iran resumes US talks and allows IAEA inspections.
• Iran refused to extend the UN Security Council resolution linked to the 2015 deal, describing it as legally and morally unfounded.