Overview
- South Korea, as Council president, tabled a resolution that would need nine votes to halt the E3-triggered snapback, a threshold diplomats say is unlikely to be met.
- France’s Emmanuel Macron said sanctions are likely to be reinstated soon, while the EU’s Kaja Kallas warned the window for a diplomatic fix is closing fast.
- The E3 offered to postpone snapback for up to six months if Iran restores full IAEA access, accounts for its enriched uranium, and engages with the United States, but European officials say Tehran has not taken the required steps.
- Iran and the IAEA reached a framework in principle to resume cooperation and inspections, yet timelines remain unspecified and the status of Iran’s enriched uranium has been unclear since June strikes.
- Tehran denies seeking nuclear weapons, calls the European move unlawful and politically biased, withdrew an IAEA conference resolution on the June attacks after U.S. pressure, and has warned of possible countermeasures including leaving the NPT.