EU-Iran nuclear talks open door to more dialogue but no indication of concrete breakthrough

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21 Jun 2025 • 3:03 AM MYT
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That’s it from the Euronews team for now as we stop following developments on day eight of the Iran-Israel conflict and close the live blog.

Before we sign off, here’s a summary of some of the key events from Friday evening.

Our journalists will be back with more live coverage from Saturday morning.

Day eight summary

- The EU's Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas has said that talks with Iran must remain open after discussions in Geneva.

- Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said it is important that the US is involved in further talks, while his French counterpart, Jean-Noël Barrot, said Iran is prepared to continue discussions.

- British Foreign Secretary David Lammy said that "we are keen to continue ongoing discussions and negotiations with Iran, and we urge Iran to continue their talks with the United States."

- In an update to the UN Security Council, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi said attacks on nuclear facilities should never take place.

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Israeli security forces and emergency teams work next to an unpopulated building in Haifa after it was hit by a missile fired from Iran, 20 June, 2025 AP Photo

- UN Secretary General António Guterres warned the Security Council that any expansion of the Iran-Israel conflict could start a fire that no one can control, saying "We are not drifting toward crisis – we are racing toward it."

The British government said it is working with Israeli authorities to provide charter flights to evacuate UK nationals from the country.

- The UK, Ireland and Switzerland have all announced the temporary withdrawal of staff from their embassies in the Iranian capital Tehran due to the deteriorating security situation.

- Iraq's ambassador to the United Nations told the Security Council that 50 Israeli warplanes planes entered Iraqi airspace, in what he called "violations of international law."