Iranian and European officials held their first face-to-face talks in Geneva on Friday since the recent escalation in the Israel-Iran conflict, stressing the importance of continued diplomatic engagement. The meeting, held among Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, his counterparts from Britain, France and Germany (E3), as well as the European Union's (EU) top diplomat, lasted about three and a half hours. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Araghchi reiterated that Iran's nuclear program is purely peaceful in nature and remains fully under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Iran supports continued consultations with the E3 and the EU, and is prepared to make further efforts to promote peace in the near future, Araghchi added. After the meeting, British Foreign Secretary David Lammy said that Britain remains committed to ongoing discussions and negotiations with Iran, and urged Tehran to continue its dialogue with the United States. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot noted that France had invited Iran to consider re-engaging in talks with all relevant parties, including the United States. He added that France hopes to see the process move forward. German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said the participants departed the meeting with the understanding that Iran is, in principle, prepared to continue discussions on all key issues. EU's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said that the parties agreed to broaden the scope of talks beyond the nuclear issue and to maintain openness in their dialogue. Fabian Zuleeg, chief executive of the Brussels-based European Policy Centre, believes that given the current highly volatile situation, it comes as no surprise that this round of mediation has failed to achieve substantive results. "The Europeans will try to work towards deescalation, towards a diplomatic solution, but it looks rather unlikely at the moment. Of course there would not always be open fighting, but I think we are going to see volatile situation for a long time to come," said Zuleeg. Shotlist: Tehran, Iran - June 15, 2025: FILE: Tehran, Iran - Date Unknown 1. National flag of Iran, cityscape, traffic; FILE: Tehran, Iran - March 2024 2. Various of national flags of Iran, traffic near Azadi Tower; Tehran, Iran - June 15, 2025 3. Various of smoke rising from buildings; 4. Various of building attacked by Israeli airstrikes; Tehran, Iran - June 14, 2025 5. Smoke rising from buildings; FILE: London, UK - July 4-5, 2024 6. Various of Palace of Westminster, Elizabeth Tower; FILE: London, UK - Aug 5, 2024 7. UK national flag flying atop building; FILE: London, UK - July 4-5, 2024 8. Palace of Westminster, pedestrians; FILE: Paris, France - May 6, 2024 9. Various of Elysee Palace; French national flag, flag of European Union; FILE: Paris, France - March 26-27, 2019 10. Arch of Triumph; FILE: Berlin, Germany - Date Unknown 11. Various of Reichstag building, national flags of Germany; FILE: Berlin, Germany - July 2022 12. Traffic; FILE: Brussels, Belgium - Dec 15, 2022 13. Various of EU flags, Berlaymont building (headquarters of European Commission), traffic; Brussels, Belgium - June 20, 2025 14. SOUNDBITE (English) Fabian Zuleeg, chief executive, European Policy Centre (ending with shot 15): "The Europeans will try to work towards deescalation, towards a diplomatic solution, but it looks rather unlikely at the moment. Of course there would not always be open fighting, but I think we are going to see volatile situation for a long time to come."; FILE: Brussels, Belgium - Dec 15, 2022 15. Various of EU flags, Berlaymont building. [Restriction - No access Chinese mainland/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International TV]