Iran says it agrees on a new cooperation framework with UN nuclear watchdog

By AFP 9 September 2025, 9:21 pm Edit

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, center, meets with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi, left, and the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, at Tahrir Palace in Cairo, Egypt, Sept. 9, 2025. (AP/Khaled Elfiqi)

Iran says it has agreed on a new cooperation framework with the UN nuclear watchdog after its suspension of cooperation following June attacks by Israel and the United States.

“Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency have reached an understanding on how to engage under the new circumstances,” foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei tells state television after a meeting in Cairo between Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi.