Speaking to the I.A.E.A. board of governors on Monday, the agency’s director general, Rafael Mariano Grossi, said he hoped an agreement would soon be reached that would “facilitate the resumption of our indispensable work with Iran.”

“There is still time, not much, but always enough when there is good faith and a clear sense of responsibility,” he said. He then traveled to Cairo to meet with the Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, on Tuesday.

Late last month, Britain, Germany and France notified the United Nations that Iran was in breach of its obligations under the landmark 2015 deal that it signed with global powers, which restricts Iran’s uranium enrichment. The agreement, which is valid until Oct. 18, 2025, allows sanctions to be lifted, with the option to reimpose them via a “snapback” mechanism.

President Trump withdrew from the deal and reimposed U.S. sanctions in 2018, during his first term. That move, Tehran argues, meant Iran was no longer bound by the agreement, and eliminated the European signatories’ right to impose snapback provisions. But the Europeans contend that the deal has remained in effect.

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