Going it Alone — sidelining Europe an ally, again and again
The US administration's approach echoes Trump's first term in office, when he also prioritised unilateral talks with Iran and with his stance on the war in Ukraine, where Washington has begun direct talks with Moscow, sidelining Europeans — seemingly with little to no success
European officials have held some meetings with US counterparts but said they were not sufficiently in-depth
Even a meeting on Iran with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of a NATO foreign ministers meeting a week before Trump's announcement was difficult to arrange, three E3 officials said
The British, French and German foreign ministries did not respond directly when asked if they had been made aware of the Oman talks ahead of time
a British foreign ministry spokesperson said
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"We remain committed to taking every diplomatic step to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, including through snapback if necessary"
France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said tersely on Wednesday,
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the French "take note with interest" the talks
Neither the White House National Security Council nor the State Department immediately responded to a request for comment on the snapback or coordination with Europeans
