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Mon Β· 24 Aug 2026

Germany and France Urge Iran to Return to Talks as EU Enters Diplomatic Vacuum

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Germany and France Urge Iran to Return to Talks as EU Enters Diplomatic Vacuum

πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί BERLIN-PARIS β€” The two powers with no leverage just volunteered to lead diplomacy. πŸ“Œ LOOK CLOSER: Qatar lost neutrality, Beijing's channel is poisoned, Pakistan is out of road. Berlin and Paris step into the vacuum β€” but bring no back-channel Tehran trusts, no economic inducement under active bombing, and no US buy-in. A joint call without a mechanism is a press release, not diplomacy.

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