Egyptian FM Abdelatty Discusses Iran Nuclear Negotiations with US Envoy Witkoff

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty held a call with US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff to discuss the latest developments in US-Iran nuclear negotiations. Egypt, which played a behind-the-scenes facilitation role in the February-March 2026 US-Iran ceasefire, is closely monitoring the nuclear talks given their implications for regional stability and Egypt's mediation leverage. As a non-nuclear-weapons state that borders both the Gaza conflict zone and the Red Sea, Egypt has a direct stake in any framework that constrains Iranian military capacity. The call reflects Egypt's continued effort to position itself as an indispensable diplomatic interlocutor between the US and the broader Middle East.