A high-level meeting was held on Friday in Geneva between Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi and top European diplomats and it has led to hopes of further talks but no indication of any immediate concrete breakthrough has come yet.
The meeting takes place exactly a week after Israel attacked Iran in escalation of the crisis that had been centered around the Tehran nuclear program.
Foreign ministers from Britain, France and Germany, as well as the European Union's foreign chief along with with Iran's Abbas Araghchi s participated in the talks at a Geneva hotel that went for about 3 and half hours.
It was the first face-to-face meeting between Western and Iranian officials since the start of the conflict.
Who Said What?
After the meeting ended, the top diplomats spoke to reporters, among them, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said, "We leave the room with the impression that the Iranian side is fundamentally ready to continue talking about all important issues."
British Foreign Secretary David Lammy reportedly said that "we are keen to continue ongoing discussions and negotiations with Iran, and we urge Iran to continue their talks with the United States."
According to reports, Lammy traveled to Geneva after meeting in Washington with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and President Donald Trump's Mideast envoy, Steve Witkoff.
Background
US President Donald Trump has been on the fence about attacking Iran's well-defended Fordo uranium enrichment facility, which is reportedly buried under a mountain and widely considered to be out of reach of all but America's "bunker-buster" bombs.
He said Wednesday that he'll decide within two weeks whether the U.S. military will get directly involved in the war given the "substantial chance" for renewed negotiations over Tehran's nuclear program.
Israel earlier said it launched its airstrike campaign to stop Iran from getting closer to being able to build a nuclear weapon.
Iran and the United States had been negotiating over the possibility of a new diplomatic deal over Tehran's program, though Trump has said Israel's campaign came after a 60-day window he set for the talks.
