Overview

• Rafael Grossi told the IAEA board the Cairo agreement sets procedures for inspection notifications and covers all facilities, with required reporting on material at sites hit in June.
• Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said the understanding does not currently grant inspector access beyond Bushehr and that access will depend on future modalities and Supreme National Security Council approval.
• Tehran warned it would consider the practical steps ended in response to any perceived hostile act, including the reimposition of United Nations sanctions.
• The framework follows Egyptian mediation involving Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and comes after Iran suspended cooperation under a July law passed following strikes on its nuclear infrastructure.
• The IAEA has been unable to verify Iran’s 440.9 kg stockpile of uranium enriched up to 60% since June, and the E3’s Aug. 28 snapback process could restore UN sanctions unless inspections resume and the stockpile is accounted for.