Overview

• The Council will vote Friday during the E3’s 30‑day snapback window, with diplomats expecting the resolution to fall short of nine votes to maintain the current suspension of sanctions.
• Britain, France and Germany triggered snapback in late August and offered up to a six‑month extension only if Iran restores full inspector access, accounts for its enriched uranium and agrees to broader talks with the United States.
• EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and Germany said Iran has not taken the necessary steps after a ministerial call, while Tehran said it seeks a fair, balanced solution.
• Iran and the IAEA reached an in‑principle cooperation deal, but Western diplomats say it lacks detail and timelines, and the status of enriched uranium remains uncertain after June strikes on nuclear facilities.
• Russia and China oppose reimposition yet may not marshal sufficient support to block it, and restored UN measures could hit Iran’s finance, energy and defense sectors, revive arms and missile restrictions, and deepen economic isolation.