Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced that the Cairo Agreement on nuclear inspections has been terminated, blaming the United States and European troika for killing the deal through "provocations", on November 21 via his social media account on X.com (previously Twitter).

Araghchi outlined what he described as a sequence of events that led to the agreement's collapse, beginning with an Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear facilities in June during negotiations for a sixth round of nuclear talks with the US.

The Cairo Agreement was a framework reached in September 2025 between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), mediated by Egypt, to resume UN oversight of Iran’s nuclear facilities after attacks on those sites during the summer.

"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," Araghchi wrote on social media platform X.

The foreign minister said Iran had signed a deal with the International Atomic Energy Agency in Cairo to resume inspections following the bombing of its nuclear facilities, mediated by Egypt. He claimed that despite Iran beginning to grant IAEA inspectors access to nuclear facilities that were not bombed in June, the E3 (Britain, France and Germany) pursued United Nations sanctions against Iran under US pressure.

Araghchi said the US and E3 subsequently censured Iran at the IAEA Board of Governors whilst Iranian inspectors were being given access to facilities.

"Iran is not the party that seeks to manufacture another crisis. Nor is our good will appreciated," Araghchi wrote.

He said the official termination of the Cairo Agreement was "the direct outcome of their provocations", adding that the E3 and US "seek escalation".

The comments come as tensions continue over Iran's nuclear programme, with Western powers expressing concern about the country's uranium enrichment activities.