TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says that the United States, Britain, Germany and France were pursuing a path of “escalation” following the passage of a new resolution by the UN nuclear watchdog.
The resolution, adopted by the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) board on Thursday, demanded Tehran provide “full and prompt” cooperation, including access to sensitive nuclear sites.
“Given that the E3 and the US seek escalation, they know full well that the official termination of the Cairo Agreement is the direct outcome of their provocations,” Araghchi says on X.
The Cairo Agreement was reached in September between Iran and the IAEA to establish a framework for cooperation, but was deemed invalid by Tehran last month when the three European countries, or E3, triggered the return of UN sanctions that had been lifted under a now-defunct 2015 nuclear deal.
Following Thursday’s passage of the new resolution, Iran sent an official letter to the IAEA saying the Cairo Agreement was “null and void.”
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