Talks between Iranian and European diplomats in Istanbul ended Friday with the sides agreeing to meet again to seek to unpick the deadlock over Tehran’s nuclear program. Representatives from Britain,

In a renewed bid to defuse tensions and revive diplomacy, Iranian and European diplomats met in Istanbul on Friday to discuss Tehran’s nuclear programme.

Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-e-Ravanchi says that ending the “oppressive sanctions” and preserving Iran’s right to uranium enrichment, were insisted by the Iranian delegation in Istanbul nuclear talks.