In a renewed effort to revive the diplomatic path regarding Iran’s nuclear program, the Foreign Ministers of the United Kingdom, France, and Germany are meeting this Friday in Geneva with Iranian counterpart Abbas Araqchi.
This high-level meeting comes at a critical moment, as tensions between Israel and Iran have reached a boiling point, and the United States continues to assess whether it will engage militarily in the conflict.
Just a day earlier, U.S. President Donald Trump set a two-week deadline to decide whether the U.S. will join Israel in military action against Iran. The White House confirmed that negotiations with Tehran are ongoing and that there is still hope for restarting dialogue.
British Foreign Secretary David Lammy, following a meeting with his U.S. counterpart Marco Rubio, stated: “It is time to put an end to the harrowing scenes in the Middle East and to prevent a regional escalation that would benefit no one.”
The talks are taking place in the same city where, in 2013, the initial agreement to curb Iran’s nuclear program was reached, which later led to a comprehensive nuclear deal in 2015. However, U.S.-Iran negotiations were halted when Israel launched attacks on Iranian targets on June 12, bringing the crisis back into global focus.
