Diplomats from Iran and the three European parties remaining in a moribund 2015 nuclear deal met in Istanbul on Friday, Iranian and British officials said, their first round of talks since the U.S. began nuclear talks with Tehran in April.

President Donald Trump seeks a diplomatic solution in nuclear talks with Iran, emphasizing no nuclear weapons for Iran and highlighting regional impacts during his Middle East tour.

For a third straight day, the United States on Wednesday issued sanctions targeting Iran as the Trump administration attempts to negotiate a new nuclear arms deal with the Middle Eastern country.