Rafael Grossi, IAEA’s top official, dialed into discussions with Iran’s Abbas Araghchi on Sunday, as revealed by Tehran’s ministry about the Saturday link-up. This comes against a backdrop of intensifying indirect US-Iran parleys on nuclear issues.
The call dissected new turns in Tehran-Washington shadow talks. Araghchi advocated Iran’s forward-leaning diplomacy to secure lawful peaceful atomic advancements per NPT and legal standards.
Terming Geneva positive, Grossi committed IAEA support for evolving talks. Both championed engaged discourse for sustainable accords.
Second weekly call after Wednesday’s on Geneva and mechanisms; Iran readies draft for Witkoff, eyeing talks launch soon. Regional angles drew focus, Iran demanding fairness.
Echoing February 16 Geneva prep-meet with IAEA pre-US round two, it honed strategy and position, fueling global chatter.
Araghchi’s social post vowed fair Geneva deals; Iran’s sanctions trade bait dangles. Oman-brokered Muscat start led to Geneva—’very good’ per Araghchi on nukes/sanctions.
US pushback, Trump’s ticking clock, clouds outlook. As calls proliferate, they embody fragile momentum in nuclear brinkmanship, with implications rippling across geopolitics.