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Iran denies claim of inspections at nuclear facilities attacked by US and Israel
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi categorically denied IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi’s claim that Iran’s attacked nuclear facilities would be inspected.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi denied claims by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi that IAEA inspectors would inspect Iranian nuclear facilities targeted by US and Israeli attacks.
In a statement on the X social media platform, Gharibabadi said no meeting took place with Grossi in Switzerland despite the latter’s request. According to the Iranian diplomat, there is no plan to provide access to the attacked facilities or nuclear materials.
Gharibabadi stated, “This issue will only be addressed and resolved within the framework of a final agreement and after concrete steps by the other side, such as effectively ending all sanctions.”
Grossi's statements and Iran's response
IAEA Director General Grossi, at a press conference in Japan, claimed that IAEA inspectors would inspect the Iranian nuclear facilities struck by the US and Israel, describing the differing statements from the parties on the matter as a “war of words.”
Iranian Foreign Ministry and negotiation team spokesman Ismail Baqaei also denied claims of inspections at the said facilities at a press conference a day earlier.
Differing statements from the US and Iran
US Vice President JD Vance, after evaluating talks brokered by Pakistan and Qatar in Switzerland’s Bürgenstock region, said the Iranian side had agreed to re-invite IAEA inspectors. Vance described this as “the most promising moment for Americans” and a “major turning point.”
Ismail Baqaei, however, stated that IAEA inspections would continue at facilities where they were previously conducted, such as the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, but that inspections at other facilities, where access was cut off due to US and Israeli attacks, would depend on the course and results of negotiations.
US President Donald Trump also said IAEA inspectors would go to Iran to oversee processes related to enriched uranium, but noted that the matter was not urgent for now. Trump emphasized that reports of agreements between the US and Iran on inspections did not reflect reality, stressing that inspections would be carried out in full.
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