Labubu craze, contradictory statements on IAEA deal—and more

The Iranist for the week of September 12, 2025

Greetings from the Middle East! 🐪 This is a more concise newsletter due to travel… Please note that The Iranist won’t be published next week.

THE هفت‌/SEVEN THINGS TO KNOW THIS WEEK:

۱/1 Tehran agrees to give IAEA access to key nuclear facilities

However, Iran and the United Nations nuclear watchdog gave contradictory statements on what the deal entails (…