World Powers To Meet Iran In Bid To Save Nuclear Deal

An Iranian nuclear power plant (Picture: PA). 

Diplomats from nations still committed to the Iran nuclear deal are to meet the country's representatives in a bid to save its collapse.

The talks in Vienna on Sunday will involve European powers Britain, France and Germany, with China and Russia also present. 

It comes after Iran recently surpassed its uranium stockpile and enrichment limits outlined in the 2015 nuclear deal.

Iran says it will reverse its moves if other nations involved in the deal come up with economic incentives.

The country's economy has been effected after the US pulled out of the nuclear deal last year  and reinstalled crippling sanctions.

Tensions have been rising between Iran and the west since the US' withdrawal from the agreement, with President Donald Trump saying "we will not be held hostage to nuclear blackmail". 

In recent months, the US has accused Iran of attacking tankers in the Gulf.

Iran has strongly denied the claims.

The increase in tensions has seen the US bolster its military presence in the region.

Meanwhile, the Royal Navy has been tasked with protecting British-flagged ships in the region following the seizure of the Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz by Iran.