Pakistan, July 25 -- Iran and European powers met in Istanbul on Friday for the first time since last month's US and Israeli airstrikes. Talks focused on reviving parts of the 2015 nuclear deal, just months before key UN sanctions may expire. Iran, France, Britain, Germany, and the EU attended the meeting held at the Iranian consulate. These discussions come amid rising concerns over Iran's nuclear activities and limited international inspections. The United Nations nuclear sees the meeting as a possible step toward resuming inspections this year.

A major issue is the looming expiration of UN Security Council Resolution 2231 on October 18. The resolution supported the 2015 deal, lifting sanctions in exchange for Iran limiting its nuclear...