Iran, European Powers Meet Amid Tensions over Nuclear Deal
- Iranian and European diplomats resumed nuclear deal talks in Istanbul on Friday involving Britain, France, and Germany.
- The meeting follows U.S. Direct negotiations with Iran starting in April and the looming October deadline to trigger U.N. Snapback sanctions.
- Iran is enriching uranium to a level of 60 percent, which significantly surpasses the cap of 3.67 percent established by the nuclear agreement reached in 2015, although Tehran maintains it has no intention of developing nuclear weapons.
- Iran’s deputy foreign minister stated talks with Europeans and the U.S. Continue on separate tracks, and Iran is ready to build trust in response to sanctions lifting.
- The talks aim to prevent the reimposition of sanctions and potential irreversible consequences warned by Iran’s officials, suggesting continued diplomatic engagement is critical.
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Iran, European powers meet amid tensions over nuclear deal
Iran held talks with European powers in Istanbul on Friday to discuss its nuclear negotiations with the US as President Donald Trump issued a fresh warning for Tehran to "move quickly" towards a deal. While Tehran insists on its right to uranium enrichment, European nations including the UK, France and Germany are weighing whether to reimpose UN sanctions.
Iran, Europeans Hold Nuclear Talks, Agree to More, Diplomats Say
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi attends a press conference following a meeting with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, April 18, 2025. Photo: Tatyana Makeyeva/Pool via REUTERS Diplomats from Iran and the three European parties remaining in a moribund 2015 nuclear deal met in Istanbul on Friday, Iranian and British officials said, their first round of talks since the US began nuclear talks with Tehran in April. The t…
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