Overview

• At 0000 GMT on Sunday, the reimposed measures will freeze Iranian assets abroad, halt arms sales to Tehran, and penalize ballistic-missile development.
• Iran has recalled its ambassadors from the United Kingdom, France, and Germany ahead of the sanctions’ return, according to state media.
• Tehran further limited IAEA access after the June conflict and still holds uranium enriched to about 60% purity, shortening potential breakout timelines.
• The rial sits at a record low as official data show 34.5% annual inflation and more than 50% year-on-year increases in essential food prices, with shoppers reporting worsening shortages and strain.
• Rights groups report over 1,000 executions so far in 2025, describing a widening crackdown that compounds public fear of renewed conflict.