Overview

• On June 4, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei asserted the U.S. proposal is “100% contrary” to Iran’s national interests and rejected any American role in its uranium program.
• Omani-mediated negotiations have stalled after five rounds since April, with chief negotiator Abbas Araghchi describing the U.S. text as ambiguous and unacceptable.
• President Donald Trump has insisted that any new agreement must bar Iran from all uranium enrichment, a precondition Tehran deems a red line under the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
• The International Atomic Energy Agency reported that Iran is enriching uranium to 60%, well above the 3.67% cap in the 2015 deal, a finding Tehran has dismissed as politically motivated.
• France, the UK and Germany have warned they will trigger the JCPOA’s snapback mechanism to reinstate U.N. sanctions if Iran fails to curb its nuclear activities at next week’s IAEA Board meeting.