Another round of E3-EU/Iran talks is expected in January, likely in Geneva, though it remains unclear if they will occur before or after the inauguration of Donald Trump, Laurence Norman of the Wall Street Journal posted on X on Friday.

"I gather there is likely to be another round of E3-EU/Iran contacts in Jan probably again in Geneva. Not yet clear if before or after Jan 20 @realDonaldTrump inauguration. #Iran #nuclear," Norman wrote.

Axios reporter Barak Ravid replied, "Before".

Iran and the E3 group—comprising the UK, France, and Germany—met in November and agreed to continue talks in the near future in an effort to resolve the deadlock over Tehran’s nuclear program. This may represent the final opportunity for a breakthrough before Donald Trump assumes the US presidency once more.

Trump, who implemented a policy of so-called maximum pressure on Iran during his first term, is set to return to the White House on January 20.

Meanwhile, Iran has agreed to stricter monitoring by the UN nuclear agency at its Fordow site after significantly accelerating uranium enrichment to near weapons-grade levels, the watchdog stated in a report seen by Reuters.

"Iran agreed to the Agency's request to increase the frequency and intensity of the implementation of safeguards measures at FFEP (Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant) and is facilitating the implementation of this strengthened safeguards approach," the International Atomic Energy Agency said in the confidential report to member states, Reuters reported earlier this month.