Fresh Talks Begin With Iran as European Powers Threaten Snapback Sanctions

France, Germany, and the UK have said that unless Iran makes concessions by Aug. 31, they will begin initiating the process to reimpose U.N. sanctions.

An Iranian flag at Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant during an official ceremony to kickstart work on a second reactor at Iran's only nuclear power station on Nov. 10, 2019. Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images

France, Germany, and the UK—known as the E3—are holding fresh negotiations on Aug. 26 with an Iranian delegation in Geneva, Switzerland, as the deadline for the reimposition of so-called snapback sanctions approaches.

The meeting—announced by an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman on Aug. 25—follows previous talks between Iran and the E3 in Istanbul on July 25.