Iran says fate of Cairo nuclear accord rests with Supreme National Security Council

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Tuesday that the future of a recent nuclear cooperation deal with the UN atomic watchdog signed in Cairo will be decided by the Supreme National Security Council, amid heightened tensions over the reimposition of UN sanctions.

“We are facing new conditions in the Security Council, the UN and the IAEA,” Araghchi said after returning from New York. “These issues must be discussed in the Supreme National Security Council and its nuclear committee. I am confident the right decisions will be taken.”

The Cairo accord, signed in early September, allows the International Atomic Energy Agency to resume inspections at all declared Iranian sites, including facilities damaged in June’s Israeli and US strikes.

IAEA chief Rafael Grossi called it a step toward restoring safeguards.

But Iranian officials, including Araghchi, had warned the agreement would collapse if hostile actions such as the activation of the snapback sanctions proceed. Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi earlier cautioned that reimposed sanctions would “certainly halt” the deal.