Overview

• Iran plans to submit a formal counterproposal to the U.S. draft nuclear agreement described as “logical and constructive,” according to Majid Takht-e-Ravanchi.
• The U.S. has placed Iran on a list of countries whose citizens face strict new entry restrictions, intensifying diplomatic pressure on Tehran.
• Iran’s intelligence minister claims to have obtained a trove of Israeli nuclear documents tied to the Soreq research center, a detail that IAEA chief Rafael Grossi confirmed appears to reference that facility.
• President Trump held consecutive calls with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu to coordinate responses to Iran’s nuclear activities.
• Reports indicate Iran ordered thousands of tons of ballistic missile components from China, a move likely to complicate ongoing nuclear negotiations.