Iranian, European diplomats to resume nuclear talks in Geneva

TEHRAN - Senior diplomats from Iran, France, Britain and Germany will meet in Geneva on Tuesday to discuss Tehran's nuclear issue, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.

The talks will be held among deputy foreign ministers, Fars quoted Esmaeil Baghaei, a spokesman for Iran's foreign ministry, as saying on Monday.

Diplomats will also discuss Iran's demand for the removal of sanctions and the UN Security Council Resolution 2231, which endorsed a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, as well as the path ahead, according to the report.

The report came after Friday's phone call between Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and his counterparts from the three European countries of France, Britain and Germany, collectively known as the E3, as well as the European Union's foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas.

Since last September, Iran and the E3 have held several rounds of talks on a range of issues, including Tehran's nuclear program and the removal of sanctions. The latest round took place in Istanbul, Turkiye, in late July.

Over the past months, the Europeans have threatened to reinstate international sanctions on Iran by triggering the snapback mechanism, a clause in the 2015 deal that would allow the other parties to re-impose all international sanctions should Iran fail to comply with the agreement.