# ‘We think’ the Iranians and Americans want to negotiate, Egyptian FM says

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/we-think-the-iranians-and-americans-want-to-negotiate-egyptian-fm-says/
- Published: 2026-11-09T19:31:42+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T23:37:26+00:00
- Original publisher: France 24 (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/t%C3%AAte-%C3%A0-t%C3%AAte/20261109-we-think-the-iranians-and-americans-want-to-negotiate-egyptian-fm-says
- Topics: Americas, Europe, Government, Middle East, Politics, World

## Key points

- Egypt says Iran and the US appear willing to negotiate.
- Abdelatty says a concrete deal is needed to avert escalation.
- He backs continued US military aid to Egypt.

## Summary

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said he believes Iran and the United States want to negotiate, but warned that talks alone would not prevent renewed escalation. He said a concrete agreement was needed, as tensions persist across the region.

Abdelatty said Egypt was strengthening a military presence in Saudi Arabia at Riyadh’s request, describing its purpose as mainly defensive, after a Houthi official warned of consequences for Cairo. On Gaza, he said the first phase of Donald Trump’s peace plan remained incomplete, citing aid shortfalls and daily Israeli targeted killings, and called Hamas’s disarmament the main problem. He also expressed confidence that US military aid to Egypt would continue, arguing that a strong Egypt serves US interests.

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