‘If Iran could invite IAEA back to doing what it was doing before the bombing, that might be enough’

Senior officials from Iran and Europe’s top three powers are meeting in Geneva to discuss the Wests’ demand that Iran revive nuclear inspections and diplomacy or face the reimposition of sanctions that were lifted under a 2015 deal. France, Britain and Germany have long threatened to trigger the “snapback” of sanctions at the United Nations Security Council by October 18, when a now largely defunct nuclear deal struck 10 years ago between Tehran and major powers expires. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, FRANCE 24’s Annette Young welcomes Mark Fitzpatrick, Associate Fellow for Strategy, Technology and Arms Control at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). He is the former Executive Director of IISS Americas.