AnewZ Morning Brief - 15th August, 2025
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 15th of August, covering the latest developments you need to k...
European diplomats are set to meet Iran in Istanbul on Friday for the first time since U.S. and Israeli strikes in June, aiming to prevent the collapse of the 2015 nuclear deal. With a looming October deadline and enriched uranium unaccounted for, stakes are high.
These European powers, alongside Russia and China remain parties to the 2015 nuclear agreement, which lifted sanctions on Iran in exchange for nuclear limitations. The U.S. exited the deal in 2018.
While no talks between Iran and the U.S. are expected anytime soon, the E3 (France, Germany, UK) stress the urgency of restarting negotiations.
Their concerns include halted IAEA inspections and the unclear status of 400 kg of near-weapons-grade uranium after June’s strikes.
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul stated on 18 July that the E3 is committed to finding a diplomatic solution.
Yet, with the deal’s expiration deadline of 18 October looming, they’re also preparing to trigger the "snapback mechanism," which would reinstate all previous U.N. sanctions.
To buy time, the E3 is expected to offer Iran a six-month extension on the snapback deadline. In return, Tehran must show cooperation with the IAEA, resume eventual dialogue with the U.S., and clarify its uranium stockpile.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi confirmed a technical IAEA visit is forthcoming but warned of a harsh response if sanctions are reimposed.
"That's very premature now to discuss the issue of the extension. We have almost about three months actually, till the deadline of 18th of October," Gharibabadi said.
The U.S. has reportedly been coordinating with the E3 on sanctions strategies, while Israel remains actively involved, with officials in Paris discussing Iran-related developments.
The world’s biggest dance music festival faces an unexpected setback as a fire destroys its main stage, prompting a last-minute response from organisers determined to keep the party alive in Boom, Belgium.
A powerful eruption at Japan’s Shinmoedake volcano sent an ash plume more than 3,000 metres high on Sunday morning, prompting safety warnings from authorities.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Oaxaca region of Mexico on Saturday.
A resumption of Iraq’s Kurdish oil exports is not expected in the near term, sources familiar with the matter said on Friday, despite an announcement by Iraq’s federal government a day earlier stating that shipments would resume immediately.
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 56 kilometres east of Gorgan in northern Iran early Sunday morning, according to preliminary seismic data.
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Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 15th of August, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Japan has commemorated 80 years since its surrender in World War II with a Tokyo memorial attended by Emperor Naruhito, as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba pledged the nation would never again go to war.
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin hold talks in Alaska on Friday, with the U.S. president's hopes of sealing a ceasefire agreement on Ukraine uncertain but with a last gasp offer from Putin of a possible nuclear deal that could help both men save face.
Moscow and Pyongyang strengthen their relationship after Russian State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang during an official visit on Thursday (14 Aug).
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