The Council of the European Union has published a notice of meeting and provisional agenda scheduling a meeting of the Middle East/Gulf Working Party for 6 July 2026 at 14:30 in the Justus Lipsius Building in Brussels, with the entire agenda devoted to Iran. The meeting, convened by the Council General Secretariat, lists four items: three substantive discussions on Iran and a fourth item for any other business. No other countries or regions are on the agenda.
The working party, which prepares Council decisions on the Middle East and Gulf region, will meet at a time when EU policy toward Iran remains under review. The meeting follows recent diplomatic exchanges between the EU and Iran, though no specific legislative proposals or Council conclusions are attached to this agenda. The notice provides contact details via the Council's Mediterranean and Middle East email address and specifies the venue at Rue de la Loi 175 in Brussels.
Stakeholders likely to be affected by any outcomes include EU foreign policy institutions, national governments of EU member states, businesses with exposure to Iran sanctions regimes, and Iranian diplomatic interests. The meeting's narrow focus on Iran suggests the working party may address sanctions implementation, nuclear deal dynamics, or regional security issues, though the agenda itself does not disclose specific topics. Institutional follow-up would typically involve the Political and Security Committee and eventually the Foreign Affairs Council if policy decisions are required.