WANA (Nov 21) – Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi accused the United States and three European countries of deliberately fueling tensions, asserting that the formal collapse of the Cairo Agreement was a direct consequence of their own provocations.

 

In a statement posted on the social platform X, Araghchi wrote that just as diplomacy came under attack by Israel and the United States in June, the Cairo Agreement was similarly “killed” by Washington and the three European states.

 

He outlined what he described as a troubling sequence of events leading to the agreement’s failure. According to Araghchi, while Iran was on the verge of entering the sixth round of nuclear talks with the United States, Israel—and subsequently the U.S.—launched attacks against Iran, disrupting the diplomatic track.

 

He stated that even after Iran, with Egypt’s mediation and despite bombings of nuclear facilities, signed an agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency in Cairo to resume inspections, the three European countries—under U.S. pressure—moved toward seeking UN Security Council sanctions against Iran.

 

Araghchi added that when Iran began granting agency inspectors access to its nuclear facilities, starting with sites unaffected by the June and July attacks, the U.S. and the three European countries coordinated efforts to push for Iran’s censure at the IAEA Board of Governors.

 

“It is now clear to everyone that Iran is not seeking to create a new crisis. Our goodwill is simply not being recognized,” he wrote.

 

Araghchi concluded that the United States and the three European countries are intentionally escalating tensions and are fully aware that the formal end of the Cairo Agreement is the direct result of their own actions.

Cairo Agreement between Iran and IAEA

Cairo Agreement between Iran and IAEA. Social media/ WANA News Agency