The foreign ministers of Germany, France, and Britain plan to hold nuclear talks with their Iranian counterpart on Friday in Geneva, a German diplomatic source told Reuters.
The ministers will first meet with the European Union's top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, at Germany's permanent mission in Geneva before holding a joint meeting with the Iranian foreign minister, the source said.
The aim of the talks, which the source said are taking place in coordination with the United States, is to persuade the Iranian side to firmly guarantee that it will use its nuclear program solely for civilian purposes.
According to the source, the talks are to be followed by a structured dialogue at an expert level.
Trump speaks to Iran, warns of a strike in Tehran
This news comes as US President Donald Trump reportedly sought to speak with Iranian officials on Wednesday night.
A senior Iranian Foreign Ministry official told the New York Times that Iran would meet soon with Trump.
Later on Wednesday, Bloomberg News reported that senior US officials are preparing for the possibility of a strike on Iran in the coming days.
The report, citing people familiar with the matter, noted that the situation is still evolving and could change. Some of the people, according to Bloomberg, pointed to potential plans for a weekend strike.
This comes after the Wall Street Journal reported that the US president told his senior aides that he approved attack plans for Iran but has withheld a final order to see if Tehran would abandon its nuclear program.