IAEA chief says inspectors will visit Iranian nuclear sites; Tehran denies agreement

Mari Yamaguchi, Jon Gambrell

2h ago· 4 min readenNews

Summary

The head of the U.N.'s nuclear agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, indicated that inspectors would visit Iranian nuclear enrichment sites as part of interim U.S.-Iran negotiations to end the war. However, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi promptly denied this, stating that such visits can only occur after a final deal. The contradiction highlights the fragility of ongoing negotiations between the U.S. and Iran.

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The head of the U.N.'s nuclear agency signaled Wednesday that Iranian nuclear enrichment sites would be visited by his inspectors, a key component in the interim U.S.-Iran to reach an end to the war.

An Iranian diplomat promptly rejected this, saying such a visit can only come after a final deal — a denial that highlighted the precariousness of the ongoing negotiations.

Kazem Gharibabadi, a deputy Iranian foreign minister, says on X that there is no 'plan for access to the facilities that were attacked.'

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The head of the U.N.’s nuclear agency says Iranian nuclear enrichment sites would be visited by his inspectors, a key component in the interim U.S.-Iran to reach an end to the war. But an Iranian diplomat promptly rejected this, saying later on Wednesday

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