Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is set to travel to Egypt for talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Persian language Entekhab reported on September 8.

Iran suspended its cooperation with the IAEA after a 12-day war with Israel, during which US forces also bombed Iranian nuclear sites. According to internal documents, cooperation with the IAEA has now been made conditional on approval from Iran’s Supreme National Security Council.

Egypt recently stepped up its diplomatic engagement as part of the reconciliation between Cairo and Tehran after decades of hostility, positioning itself as a potential broker.

Earlier, during an Iranian parliamentary session on September 8, Iranian MP Hossein Ali Haji-Deligani said Araghchi’s visit would focus on reviewing the text of a proposed agreement with the IAEA.

He cited specific clauses in the draft, including one requiring Iran to report the condition of nuclear facilities damaged during recent military strikes.

Another provision, he alleged, calls for the return of IAEA inspectors—who he described as “spies”—to conduct further assessments and complete questionnaires.

He also claimed the Agency had requested the precise location of Iran’s nuclear material storage sites. Deligani criticised the draft’s tenth and eleventh paragraphs, which he said offered unilateral concessions to the IAEA without reciprocal commitments.

He warned Araghchi that any action taken “beyond the legal framework of Parliament” could result in his dismissal and legal consequences.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei refused to confirm the visit at a press briefing on September 8.

He said, however, that the IAEA had “come to understand that Iran’s safeguards obligations cannot be implemented in the same way as before,” citing the absence of any protocol addressing military strikes on a member state’s nuclear infrastructure.

“The Agency has reached a point where it is willing to listen to Iran’s views,” Baghaei said.

Three rounds of negotiations have occurred between Iran and the IAEA in Tehran and Vienna, with the most recent held on September 5 and 6. 

During his weekly briefing, Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei told reporters, "Travel to regional countries is part of Iran's policy to strengthen cooperation and conduct consultations about international developments," Baghaei said during the press conference, state-run ICANA reported.

"The trip to Egypt will take place in the future," he said. 

Baghaei said Iran's cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency cannot continue as before, following what he described as attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities. He noted that the IAEA recognised Iran's position and that Tehran had to listen to its views.

The spokesman described recent talks between Iran's Foreign Minister and the European Union's foreign policy chief as useful, expressing hope the contacts would lead to European reconsideration of their positions.