Iran to hold nuclear talks with Britain, France, Germany on Friday: sources

Iran will hold talks with Britain, France, Germany, and the European Union on Friday to revive a stalled 2015 nuclear deal between the country and six major powers, including the three European nations and the United States, Iranian diplomatic sources told Kyodo News on Sunday.

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Date: 24 November 2024 - 14:55

TABNAK, Nov, 24 : The talks, which are set to take place in Geneva, according to the sources, would coincide with President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House in January. Trump withdrew from the accord during his first administration in 2018.

The planned talks between Iran, the three European nations and the EU, which is acting as a mediator, will be the country's first nuclear talks since reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian took office in late July to succeed Ebrahim Raisi, who tragically died in a helicopter crash in May.

At the talks, Iran's nuclear program and the European nations' sanctions on Iranian airlines and shipping companies are expected to be discussed, according to the sources. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht Ravanchi, a veteran nuclear negotiator of Iran, will lead the country's team in Geneva.

With the 2015 nuclear deal struck with six major powers -- Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States -- Iran agreed to curb its nuclear activities in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions.

China and Russia, which are strengthening their ties with Iran, and the United States, currently undergoing an administration transition from President Joe Biden to Trump, will not participate in the talks, the sources said.