Iran International:

Iran will face the return of UN sanctions unless it resumes cooperation with nuclear inspectors and returns to talks, the leaders of Britain, France and Germany agreed on Saturday during a phone conversation.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz "agreed that unless Iran co-operated with the IAEA and returned to diplomacy, sanctions would be reinstated at the end of August," according to the British government's readout of the joint call.

The three European powers have until October to trigger the so-called snapback mechanism under UN Security Council Resolution 2231, which would restore all international sanctions on Iran lifted by the 2015 nuclear deal.

Once invoked, if the UN Security Council fails to unanimously agree within 30 days to continue waiving the sanctions, the previous UN measures will automatically be reinstated.

Negotiators from Iran and the three European powers held a fresh round of nuclear talks in Istanbul on Friday. In the meeting, Iran pushed back on an alleged proposal by Europe to extend the deadline for triggering the snapback mechanism.

Friday's talks marked the first round of nuclear negotiations following the US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran. Washington was not part of the talks, as Tehran has said it is not currently willing to engage in further talks with the Trump administration.

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