Europe and Iran will try diplomacy as US weighs joining fight with Israel

Europe’s push for diplomacy is in sharp contrast to messages from Washington, with US President Donald Trump openly weighing bombing Iran and calling for the unconditional surrender of the Iranian leadership

Thu, 19 Jun, 2025 - 14:21

Stephanie Liechtenstein and Sam McNeil, Associated Press

Iran’s foreign minister will meet counterparts from Germany, France and the UK in Geneva on Friday, Iranian state media and European diplomats have said.

The news comes as Israeli airstrikes target Iran’s nuclear and military sites, and Iranfires back.

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