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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Iran tries to cosy up to Europe to increase pressure on US

Abba Araghchi
Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, has held phone briefings with his counterparts from France and Germany, as well as Gulf neighbours. Photograph: Xinhua/Shutterstock

In a move designed to increase pressure on the US to make compromises in its conflict with his country, Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi has been briefing European capitals on the nature of the offer Iran had been willing to make about its stockpile of highly enriched uranium and future stewardship of the strait of Hormuz during the weekend talks in Islamabad.

After the inconclusive talks, Araghchi held phone briefings with the French and German foreign ministers, Jean-Noël Barrot and Johann Wadephul, as well as the Saudi, Omani and Qatari foreign ministers.

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