During a phone call, the Egyptian FM reviewed the intensive communications he conducted over recent weeks, at President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi’s directives, to foster the resumption of US-Iran dialogue, in a way that helps address concerns related to the Iranian nuclear file while taking into account the interests of all parties and achieving regional security and stability.
Additionally, Abdelatty looked forward to the US and Iran reaching a mutually acceptable settlement that would help spare the region further tension and serve the interests of the region’s peoples in stability and development.
He stressed the need to continue regional and global efforts to contain and reduce escalating tensions and to advance diplomatic and political solutions, affirming that Egypt will maintain intensive contacts and tireless efforts to support security and stability in the region.
The call comes as Egypt intensifies diplomatic efforts to de-escalate tensions between Washington and Tehran as the US President Donald Trump’s threatens to use military action against Iran over its nuclear programme, with Tehran vowing a firm response to any Israeli/US attacks on the country.
Over the past week, Egypt, along with regional powers, have been mediating between Iran and the US to narrow the gaps between the two sides and avert a war that many fear could spill into a wider regional conflict.
Cairo has maintained that a diplomatic solution, not a military one, is the only way to resolve the US-Iran conflict and spare the region from wider destabilisation.
In September, Egypt facilitated an agreement between Iran and the IAEA to resume the agency's monitoring of the Iranian nuclear programme in the aftermath of the Israeli/US attacks on the country in June.
The US and Iran are set to meet in Oman on Friday, shifting the venue from Ankara, the Turkish capital, a diplomatic source told Ahram Online.
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