Iran to 'maintain contacts' with Europe after nuclear talks end

Arsalan Shahla, Bloomberg News on Aug 26, 2025

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran and representatives of the United Kingdom, France and Germany will “maintain contacts in coming days” after talks on Tehran’s nuclear program concluded Tuesday without a breakthrough.

Esmaeil Baghaei, a foreign ministry spokesman, told state TV that Iran wants to “make use of all diplomatic capacities” following the meeting of deputy foreign ministers from Iran and the three European powers in Geneva.

The discussions were part of efforts to avert a deadline set by the so-called E3 countries, which have warned they could move to reimpose United Nations sanctions on Iran by the end of August if Tehran fails to take steps to resolve the impasse over its nuclear program.

Baghaei acknowledged no progress had been made and didn’t provide a date for a possible next round of talks, but said both sides clearly laid out their positions, including Iran’s “demands regarding sanctions relief and its nuclear rights.”

Iran held talks in Turkey in July with the E3, which were the three European parties to the 2015 nuclear deal. Tensions with Iran have been particularly high since Israel and the United States struck its nuclear sites in June, leading Iran to suspend its cooperation with the United Nations’ atomic watchdog.

If the U.N. reimposes sanctions, Iran could withdraw from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, a lead Iranian negotiator said in July.