Overview

• The European trio has decided to activate the mechanism restoring UN sanctions and is preparing to notify the Security Council on August 28, according to multiple media reports.
• Once the Council is notified, a 30‑day review begins, and sanctions return unless a resolution to extend relief is adopted during that period, putting the 2015 nuclear accord at acute risk.
• Deputy‑level talks in Geneva on August 26 ended without agreement, though both sides agreed to keep talking as Iran cautioned that renewed UN measures would also hit Europe and urged more time.
• Foreign ministers from the three countries spoke with the U.S. secretary of state on August 27 and reaffirmed a commitment to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, reports said.
• Russia and China have circulated a draft Security Council resolution to extend the existing framework by six months, seeking to delay any automatic reinstatement of sanctions.