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Monday, June 2, 2025
Iran’s foreign minister to meet Egyptian counterpart, UN nuclear chief in Cairo
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Iran’s top diplomat and chief nuclear negotiator will meet the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Cairo today, Egypt’s foreign ministry says.
The tripartite meeting will be between Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty and IAEA chief Rafael Grossi, the ministry says in a statement.
It comes a day after a report by the UN agency showed Iran has stepped up production of uranium enriched up to 60 percent — close to the roughly 90 percent level needed for atomic weapons.
That is enough, if enriched further, for nine nuclear weapons, according to an IAEA yardstick.
Additionally, the watchdog said in a wide-ranging, confidential report to member states that Iran had carried out secret nuclear activities with material not declared to the UN nuclear watchdog at three locations that have long been under investigation.
The UN report was leaked as Iran holds talks with the United States on its nuclear program, after Washington unilaterally abandoned a landmark agreement between Tehran and world powers in 2018 during US President Donald Trump’s first term.
The 2015 deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, aimed to stop Iran from developing a nuclear bomb — a goal Western countries accuses it of pursuing, though Tehran denies it.
During his visit to Cairo, Araghchi is also scheduled to meet Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Iran’s Tasnim news agency reports.
The Times of Israel Community.