France, Germany and the UK are preparing to reimpose sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme on Thursday (28 August), after weeks of diplomacy failed to deliver results.
The three countries, known as the E3, had met with Iranian officials on Tuesday in a final attempt to revive stalled nuclear talks.
At a previous meeting in Istanbul in July, their foreign ministers had signalled a willingness to extend a UN sanctions deadline if Tehran resumed cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and restarted indirect talks with Washington before the end of August.
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Source: https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar28f73993
