UK, France, Germany call for renewed Iranian 'diplomacy'
The leaders of the UK, France and Germany agreed at the Nato summit on Tuesday that it was now "time for diplomacy" and urged "Iran to come to the negotiating table" as the ceasefire between Tehran and Tel Aviv took effect.
The statement on the three-way meeting was issued by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's office.
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