Overview

• Supreme National Security Council chief Ali Larijani said U.S. calls to restrict Iran's missiles set an unrealizable precondition that prevents negotiations.
• The sixth round of indirect Iran–U.S. talks was suspended after a 12-day June conflict that included strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities and Iranian ballistic retaliation against Israel.
• Iran maintains its nuclear program is for civilian energy and rejects any discussion of its defense capabilities in the nuclear file.
• Western governments warn Iran's enrichment could produce material for a warhead and suspect it seeks a missile capable of carrying one.
• France, Germany, and Britain launched a snapback mechanism that could reimpose U.N. sanctions and said Tehran could delay penalties for up to six months if it returns to talks and meets conditions.