Overview

• In letters to the UN Security Council, the E3 cited Iran’s “significant non‑performance” under the 2015 deal and initiated a veto‑proof process that would restore six pre‑2015 resolutions after 30 days.
• The restored measures would include a conventional arms embargo, bans on enrichment and ballistic‑missile activities, asset freezes, travel bans and authorization to inspect Iranian cargo.
• European officials said recent talks yielded no tangible commitments and noted an offer to defer for up to six months if Iran fully restored IAEA access and accounted for its high‑enriched uranium stockpile.
• Iran warned of a harsh response and said cooperation with the IAEA would halt; inspectors were allowed only limited activity at Bushehr, with no access to main sites such as Natanz, Fordow and Isfahan, according to the IAEA chief.
• Russia and China circulated a draft to extend the deal and undercut snapback, while the United States welcomed the E3 move and remained open to direct talks as the late‑September deadline approaches.