Iran said it will keep cooperating with the International Atomic Energy Agency and expects a new round of technical talks with the U.N. watchdog in the coming days, according to Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei. The statement follows Tehran’s decision earlier this month to restrict inspector access to its nuclear sites. Diplomats familiar with the agency’s work say inspectors are struggling to verify Iran’s growing stockpile of uranium enriched to 60% purity—just short of weapons grade—after Israeli and U.S. strikes on Iranian facilities in June. An IAEA team is scheduled to travel to Washington next week to brief U.S. officials on the monitoring gap and possible next steps. In a separate diplomatic track, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a joint call with his French, German and British counterparts, joined by EU foreign-policy chief Kaja Kallas. The parties agreed to reconvene negotiations on 26 August, but the three European powers warned they may trigger the U.N. agreement’s “snapback” mechanism and re-impose sanctions if no progress is achieved before their 31 August deadline. France and Germany said “time is very short,” while Iran maintained it cannot completely sever ties with the IAEA yet is not ready for “effective” direct talks with Washington. Tehran has asked the U.N. Security Council to decide whether diplomatic efforts should be extended, underscoring the mounting pressure on all sides to break the impasse.