EU urges Iran to release British Embassy staff, considers pulling ambassadors in protest

STOCKHOLM — The European Union demanded on Thursday that Iran release all detained British Embassy staff amid disagreement over how many there were and discussion of a British proposal for the bloc to jointly withdraw all 27 of its ambassadors from the country.

EU considers pulling ambassadors from Iran over detention of British Embassy staff

STOCKHOLM — The European Union on Thursday was considering Britain’s request to pull the bloc’s ambassadors from Iran, an extraordinary move that would send a powerful signal of EU unity in the wake of Tehran’s postelection crackdown.

Foreign policy chief Javier Solana says EU keen to restart nuclear talks with Iran

CORFU, Greece — The European Union wants to restart talks on Iran’s nuclear program, the bloc’s top foreign policy official said Sunday, even as its foreign ministers condemned the country for its crackdown on demonstrators and rights groups.

Solana: EU keen to restart nuclear talks with Iran

CORFU, Greece — The European Union wants to restart talks on Iran’s nuclear program, an official said Sunday, even as Tehran ratcheted up tensions with the bloc by detaining Iranian employees of the British Embassy.

EU hails new US openness to Iran; urges Tehran to seize opportunity

LUXEMBOURG — President Barack Obama’s new openness toward Iran is a chance for Tehran to reconnect with the international community and find a negotiated settlement to the nuclear issue, the European Union said Monday.

Iran preparing new proposals to restart stalled talks on nuclear program, FM says

BRUSSELS — Iran is preparing a set of new proposals aimed at restarting talks on the country’s nuclear program, the country’s foreign minister said Thursday.