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Iran's Foreign Minister says he will be meeting IAEA Director on Monday

Abbas Araqchi, Iran's Foreign Minister, said he would meet the director?of UN nuclear watchdog the day before a second round?of U.S. and Iran nuclear talks in Geneva.

Iran and the U.S. resumed negotiations earlier this month in order to resolve their 'decades-long' dispute over Tehran’s nuclear program and avoid a new conflict as U.S. aircraft carriers, including a 2nd aircraft carrier, were deploying into the region.

"I'm in Geneva with some real ideas on how to get a fair deal. Araqchi said on X that submission is the only thing on the table.

Tehran is unwilling to accept zero uranium enrichment and will only discuss its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief.

Before the U.S. joined Israel in attacking Iranian nuclear sites?in June, Iran and U.S. nuclear negotiations had stalled due to Washington's demands that Tehran?give up enrichment on their soil?which?the U.S. views?as a path to an Iranian nuke weapon?

Iran claims that its nuclear program is only for civil purposes. It is prepared to allay concerns about nuclear weapons by "building confidence that enrichment will be and stay for peaceful purposes."

Araqchi has said that he will be meeting with the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael?Grossi, on Monday along with nuclear experts for "deep technical discussions."

The IAEA has called on Iran to explain what happened to its stockpile containing 440 kg highly enriched Uranium after Israeli-U.S. attacks and to allow inspections to resume in all three sites bombed by Israel and the United States in June, Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan.

Iran has allowed the UN nuclear watchdog to inspect declared facilities that weren't targeted in June. However, the IAEA needs to clarify its position regarding U.S. or Israeli strikes.

In September, the?IAEA announced an agreement with Iran in Cairo. The agreement was meant to pave way for full inspections and verifying. However, Tehran canceled the agreement when Western powers reinstated UN Sanctions on Iran. Reporting by Dubai Newsroom, Editing by Toby Chopra

(source: Reuters)