Overview

• Britain, France and Germany have activated the JCPOA snapback process, starting a 30‑day clock to restore pre‑2015 UN sanctions unless verifiable steps are agreed.
• Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi publicly offered ironclad monitoring and caps on enrichment in exchange for lifting sanctions, urging the E3 to reverse course.
• Iran and the IAEA held technical talks in Vienna and Iranian officials say they are very close to a new safeguards cooperation framework tailored to post‑June conditions.
• Iran’s parliament is advancing legislation to curb IAEA access and has discussed exiting the Non‑Proliferation Treaty if UN sanctions return, signaling domestic pressure on negotiators.
• Russia’s Mikhail Ulyanov criticized the snapback as legally and procedurally flawed, echoing Tehran’s position and underscoring a split among JCPOA stakeholders.