Iran to hold nuclear talks with European powers on Friday

Iran, Britain, France and Germany will hold nuclear talks in Istanbul on Friday, an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson said early on Monday, following warnings by the three European countries that failure to resume negotiations would lead to international sanctions being reimposed on Iran, Reuters reported.

"The meeting between Iran, Britain, France and Germany will take place at the deputy foreign minister level," Esmaeil Baghaei told local media, according to Reuters.