Overview

• Speaking at the UN General Assembly, Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran never sought and will not seek to build a nuclear weapon.
• About 70 Iranian legislators signed a letter urging a defense-policy change to permit construction of atomic bombs despite a 2003 Khamenei fatwa against use, which some argue does not bar building them.
• Iran’s Supreme National Security Council announced the suspension of cooperation with the IAEA after France, Germany and the United Kingdom moved to reinstate UN measures.
• The E3 triggered the JCPOA snapback process and secured a UN Security Council vote to restore sanctions, with reinstatement reported as pending unless a new agreement is reached.
• Lawmakers cited Israeli strikes in June and U.S. involvement as context for deterrence arguments, while analysts warned that publicly broaching nuclear weapons could invite a preventive attack.