Last bid at talks with Iran
Britain, Germany and France have called an emergency meeting with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) over Iran’s plans to resume nuclear activities.
The so-called EU3 is expected to put forward economic and political incentives today in the hope of convincing Tehran to scrap nuclear activities at the Isfahan nuclear facility.
And the board of the UN nuclear watchdog is set to meet next week to discuss the Islamic state’s threat to restart uranium processing, a key part of making nuclear bombs.
Iran appeared to back down from starting work at Isfahan on Wednesday, after the three European countries warned it would spell the end of two years’ negotiations.
They warned Tehran, which is a signatory to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, could be referred to the UN security council for possible sanctions.
Iran insists its nuclear programme is solely for the production of domestic electricity generation.
