IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi (Photo: Kyodo/VNA)

Grossi wrote on X on Monday that continued engagement and cooperation with the Agency is essential at a time when diplomatic solutions are urgently needed. According to a diplomatic source, the visit is expected to take place on Thursday. Grossi last visited Iran in November.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi will visit Russia this week ahead of a new round of talks between Tehran and Washington aimed at resolving Iran's decades-long nuclear stand-off with the US. The talks are expected to take place this Saturday in Rome, Italy. Moscow welcomed the Iran-US talks as it pushed for a diplomatic solution and warned that military confrontation would be a global catastrophe.

France, Britain, and Germany will be vigilant regarding nuclear discussions between the United States and Iran to ensure they conform with European interests, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said during an EU foreign ministers' meeting in Luxembourg on Monday, where European Union foreign ministers adopted sanctions against seven Iranian individuals and two organizations.