Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Thursday said he would head to Geneva to attend talks on his country’s nuclear programme with counterparts from key European powers France, Germany and Britain and the EU’s top diplomat.
Israel on Thursday attacked Iran’s nuclear facilities as Iranian missiles struck several sites in Israel, including a “direct hit” on a medical centre in the south of the country. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.
“We will meet with the European delegation in Geneva on Friday,” he said in a statement carried by state news agency
Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei has criticised UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi and accused the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of being a partner to an “unjust war of aggression” initiated by Israel.
In a post on X, Baghaei responded to an interview with CNN in which Grossi said there was no evidence of a systematic Iranian effort to develop nuclear weapons.
“This is too late, Mr. Grossi,” Baghaei wrote, adding that an IAEA resolution declaring Iran in breach of its obligations under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty had been used as a pretext for Israel to strike Iran.