Nuclear Talks in the Shadow of Tensions: Iran and the E3 Struggle for Nuclear Agreement

Diplomacy ♦ Published: July 28, 2025; 15:07 ♦ (Vindobona)

Nuclear talks between Iran, Germany, France, and the United Kingdom took place in Istanbul, aimed at finding a solution to the controversial Iranian nuclear program. Although no concrete results have been announced yet, the talks are set to continue.

Iran is taking pride in its negotiations with Europe and sees the continuation of its nuclear program as a means of pressure. / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons; sipo (https://www.flickr.com/photos/siposoft) / Flickr Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0 DEED, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en)

The meeting, the first of its kind since the Israeli and U.S. attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities in June, took place under increased pressure. Iran had previously reaffirmed its intention to continue uranium enrichment. Tehran considers this to be an “achievement of its scientists” and a “matter of national pride.” An Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman described the meeting…