European diplomats met with Iran’s deputy foreign minister in Istanbul on Friday to try to restart negotiations on limiting or eliminating Iran’s nuclear enrichment program and pledged to keep talking.
Britain, France and Germany have been urging Iran to meet again with the United States on its nuclear program and to make a concrete step toward restoring international trust in Iran’s insistence that its program is civilian, despite enriching enough uranium to near weapons-grade to make 10 nuclear weapons.
Iran had halted fledgling talks with the United States after Israel launched a 12-day war last month that damaged Iran’s nuclear facilities and other infrastructure.
After Friday’s meeting, Kazem Gharibabadi, an Iranian deputy foreign minister, said that consultations with the Europeans would continue. The talks were “frank and detailed,” addressing issues including last month’s war and the possible restoration of sanctions against Iran, Mr. Gharibabadi said on X.
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