Iran, UK, France, Germany to hold nuclear talks on Friday

30/4/2025 17:44

Iran will hold nuclear talks in Rome on Friday with Britain, France and Germany, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Wednesday, with the aim of improving strained ties at a time of high-stakes nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington.



The meeting will precede a fourth round of nuclear talks this weekend between Iran and the United States, also to be held in Italy.



"In my opinion, the three European countries have lost their role (in the nuclear file) due to the wrong policies they have adopted. Of course, we do not want this and are ready to hold talks with them in Rome," Araqchi told state media.



Reuters reported on Monday that Tehran had proposed meeting the European countries, collectively known as the E3, which are parties to Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers that U.S. President Donald Trump abandoned during his first term in 2018.



E3 political directors confirmed they would meet with Iran on Friday.



Trump has threatened to attack Iran unless it agrees to a new nuclear deal. Iran has far exceeded the 2015 agreement's curbs on its nuclear programme since the United States withdrew, and the European countries share Washington's concern that Tehran could seek an atomic bomb. Iran says its programme is peaceful.