Senior Iranian officials and representatives from three major European powers met in Geneva on Tuesday to discuss Western demands regarding nuclear inspections and the reimposition of sanctions that had been lifted under the 2015 agreement.
France, the United Kingdom, and Germany—collectively known as the E3—have long claimed that they intend to trigger the “snapback” mechanism at the UN Security Council by October, when the nuclear agreement between Tehran and world powers, now largely defunct, is set to expire.
They recently stated that they plan to make a decision by the end of August, unless Iran can convince them to delay the sanctions for a short period, a move often referred to as an extension.