Overview

• The Council voted 4–9–2 against a six-month extension of the 2015 framework, clearing the way for automatic restoration under Resolution 2231.
• The measures take effect Saturday at midnight GMT, reinstating UN restrictions tied to Iran’s nuclear program.
• The IAEA confirmed inspections resumed this week, yet Europeans say Iran has not provided the special report or full access to sensitive sites including Natanz, Fordo and Isfahan.
• Russia’s deputy UN ambassador said Moscow does not recognize the snapback and suggested it would not apply the restored measures.
• Iran’s president said Tehran will stay in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, while European envoys frame the sanctions as leverage for a future verifiable deal.