Iran, European powers meet in Geneva as threat of sanctions looms large

By Emma Farge, John Irish and Parisa Hafezi

GENEVA (Reuters) -Senior officials from Iran and Europe’s top three powers are due to meet in Geneva on Tuesday to discuss the Westerners’ demand that Iran revive nuclear inspections and diplomacy or face the reimposition of sanctions that were lifted under a 2015 deal.

France, Britain and Germany, known as the E3, have long threatened to trigger the “snapback” of sanctions at the United Nations Security Council by October 18, when a now largely…