European foreign ministers will tell their Iranian counterpart that the US is open to direct talks even as it considers joining Israeli strikes intended to smash Tehran’s nuclear capacity, Reuters reports.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will be told that Iran must send a “clear signal”, two diplomats told Reuters before a meeting in Geneva, with pressure mounting on Tehran to agree to tough curbs on its nuclear programme to prevent the potential development of an atomic weapon.

“The Iranians can’t sit down with the Americans whereas we can,” said a European diplomat. “We will tell them to come back to the table to discuss the nuclear issue before the worst-case scenario, while raising our concerns over its ballistic missiles, support to Russia and detention of our citizens.”

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