Overview

• Russia and China’s bid to extend the JCPOA timeline by six months failed in a 4–9–2 Security Council vote, clearing the way for automatic snapback.
• The IAEA confirms inspections resumed this week, but access to key sites and a verified accounting of roughly 440 kg of 60%‑enriched uranium remain unresolved.
• Iran recalled its ambassadors to France, Germany and the United Kingdom in protest and insists it will stay in the Non‑Proliferation Treaty.
• Restored UN measures cover an arms embargo, nuclear and missile restrictions, asset freezes, travel bans and financial curbs.
• Russia and China dispute the legality of the snapback, with Moscow signaling it may not apply the measures, complicating enforcement.