Overview

• IAEA chief Rafael Grossi reported progress in talks with Tehran but warned there is “not much” time left and said he hopes to conclude an inspections accord within days.
• France, Britain and Germany launched the snapback mechanism on August 28, starting a veto‑proof 30‑day countdown to restore UN measures unless inspections fully resume and Iran addresses its near‑weapons‑grade stockpile.
• Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, publicly offered strict monitoring and limits on domestic enrichment in exchange for lifting sanctions and urged the E3 to reverse course.
• Iran and the IAEA are negotiating new inspection modalities shaped by a parliamentary law that requires Supreme National Security Council approval for site access following June attacks on nuclear facilities.
• Tehran calls the European snapback move legally baseless, a position echoed by Russia and China, even as indirect contacts with the United States continue through intermediaries.