Iran and the European trio of France, Germany, and Britain will restart nuclear negotiations this Friday in Istanbul, according to state-run Press TV.
The revival of talks comes after weeks of diplomatic manoeuvring and follows a deadly flare-up that pushed the region to the brink of wider conflict.
Initial reports had suggested a vague agreement to meet next week, but officials have now confirmed the time and location of the renewed dialogue.
The decision comes after high-level discussions between Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and top diplomats from the EU and E3 in recent days.
European officials stressed that diplomacy must resume urgently, warning they were prepared to invoke the UN’s “snapback” mechanism to reimpose sanctions.
This diplomatic push follows the breakdown of indirect Iran–US talks, previously mediated by Oman, which collapsed after Israel’s surprise June 13 attack.
That attack, blamed by Iran on US complicity, killed senior Iranian military and nuclear personnel and led to a 12-day war ending in a June 24 ceasefire.
In the aftermath, the US targeted three key Iranian nuclear sites, claiming to have destroyed them in preemptive strikes.
While Western powers insist Iran must never possess a nuclear bomb, Tehran maintains its programme is strictly for peaceful energy development.
Araghchi asserted that any new agreement must be fair and balanced, placing responsibility on the US for abandoning the 2015 nuclear accord.
He warned that European threats of sanctions and pressure lack both legal justification and moral credibility, calling instead for genuine diplomacy.
As negotiators gather in Istanbul, hopes for de-escalation rest on whether dialogue can overcome years of distrust and escalating confrontations.
