CAIRO — Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency signed an agreement Tuesday in Cairo to pave the way for resuming cooperation, including on ways of relaunching inspections of Iran’s nuclear facilities.

The announcement followed a meeting among Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi and International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi.

No further details were provided about the agreement, but Grossi said at a joint news conference after the signing that it was technical in nature and highlighted the “indispensable” inspection work that needs to resume in Iran under the treaty of non-proliferation of nuclear weapons.

“It’s a step in the right direction,” Grossi said.

The Egyptian foreign ministry, meanwhile, said the agre

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