Egypt FM and IAEA Chief Discuss Iran Nuclear File as Tehran Accuses Grossi of Politicizing Reports

Egypt's foreign minister and the IAEA director general discussed the Iranian nuclear file by phone Thursday, as Tehran accused the agency's chief of turning its reports into a war pretext.

• Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi held a phone call covering the Iranian nuclear file and the agency's upcoming General Conference.
• The two officials affirmed the importance of backing diplomatic efforts to contain escalation and preserve regional stability and security.
• Abdelatty thanked the IAEA for technical support to Egypt and praised the appointment of an Egyptian expert to a secretarial post at the agency.
• Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei accused Grossi of converting IAEA reports from neutral documents into a tool for justifying wars.