Germany G7 countries call on Iran to hold direct talks with the USA
In the dispute over the future of Iran's nuclear program, the foreign ministers of the G7 group of economically strong democracies are calling on Iran to enter into direct talks with the USA.
13.11.2025, 01:57
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These should be supported by the so-called E3 states of Germany, France and Great Britain, according to a joint declaration by the G7 countries at the end of their two-day meeting in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada. In addition to Germany, France and the UK, the G7 countries also include the USA, Italy, Japan and Canada.
The US government had held out the prospect of new negotiations with Iran at the end of September. "An agreement remains the best outcome for the Iranian people and the world," said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the time. To achieve this, the leadership in Tehran would have to accept direct talks. Shortly before, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had clearly rejected possible negotiations with the USA.
Both the USA and European countries, as well as Israel, accuse Iran of striving for nuclear weapons. The Iranian leadership denies this. Israel waged war against Iran for twelve days in June and, together with the USA, bombed central facilities of the nuclear program. Prior to the war, the USA had been negotiating with Tehran for weeks over the nuclear program - without a breakthrough.
USA withdrew from nuclear pact under Trump
Iran had committed to restricting its nuclear program in an agreement in 2015. After the USA withdrew from the pact during President Donald Trump's first term in office, Tehran no longer complied with the restrictions. At the initiative of Germany, France and the UK, UN sanctions against the Islamic Republic were therefore reactivated at the end of September.
In their declaration, the G7 countries also called on Iran to resume full cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), including allowing inspections of all nuclear facilities. Since the attacks by Israel and the USA, Iran has only granted IAEA inspectors access to a few undamaged nuclear facilities.
