Iran, Europe try diplomacy as US weighs joining Israel's fight

IRAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO MEET COUNTERPARTS FROM GERMANY, FRANCE, UK

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Iran's foreign minister will meet in Geneva today with counterparts from Germany, France and the UK, Iranian state media and European diplomats said, as Israeli airstrikes target his country's nuclear and military sites and Iran fires back.

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.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will travel to Geneva for the meetings today, the state-run IRNA news agency reported. European diplomats, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the confidential talks, confirmed the meetings.