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Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency have signed an agreement in Cairo to open the way for resuming cooperation, including on ways of resuming inspections of Iran’s nuclear facilities. Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty met Tuesday with Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi and International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi. They discussed developments involving Iran’s nuclear capabilities. The meeting came at a sensitive time as France, Germany and the United Kingdom on Aug. 28 began the process of reimposing sanctions on Iran. Iran’s president had signed a law July 2 suspending all cooperation with the U.N. nuclear watchdog. It followed Israel's 12-day war on Iran in June, during which Israel and the U.S. struck Iranian nuclear sites.