Washington: US on Thursday offered talks with Iran led by European allies and reversed two largely symbolic steps against Tehran imposed by former US president Donald Trump, as it sought to salvage a nuclear deal on the brink of collapse.

new US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned jointly with European powers that the move would be dangerous. State Department spokesman Ned Price said,"The United States would accept an invitation from the European Union High Representative to attend a meeting of the P5+1 ( Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States plus Germany) and Iran to discuss a diplomatic way forward on Iran's nuclear program."

Hours after Blinken's videoconference with his French, British and German counterparts, the European Union political director, Enrique Mora, proposed via Twitter an "informal meeting" involving Iran -- and the United States accepted.
The Security Council powers sealed the 2015 deal brokered by then-president Barack Obama under which Iran drastically scaled back its nuclear program in exchange for promises of economic relief.

Former President Trump withdrew from the deal in 2018 and imposed sweeping sanctions, aiming to bring Iran to its knees.

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