Iran Blames US, EU3 for Collapse of Cairo Agreement with IAEA

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi denounced the US and the European troika for causing the collapse of the Cairo agreement between Tehran and the IAEA, laying responsibility for the breakdown squarely on Western capitals.

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In a post on his X account on Friday, Araqchi said the Cairo agreement -brokered with IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi in Egypt earlier this year to restore limited inspections of Iranian nuclear facilities- has been “killed by the US and the E3.”

“Like the diplomacy which was assaulted by Israel and the US in June, the Cairo Agreement has been killed by the US and the E3,” he said.

“The sordid sequence of events that brought us here: When we were on the eve of a sixth round of nuclear talks with the US, Iran was suddenly attacked by Israel and then the US; When Iran subsequently signed a deal with the IAEA in Cairo to resume inspections —with Egypt’s mediation and despite the bombing of our nuclear facilities— the E3 pursued UN sanctions against our people under US pressure; When Iran started giving IAEA inspectors access to our nuclear facilities —beginning with sites that were not bombed in June— the US and the E3 ganged up to censure Iran at the IAEA BoG,” Araqchi said.

“Clear for all to see: Iran is not the party that seeks to manufacture another crisis. Nor is our good will appreciated,” he added.

“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,” the Iranian foreign minister said./tasnim