The UN nuclear chief says the inspection of Iran will take place, Tehran says after the deal | Nuclear Energy News

The head of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi, said the agreement made it clear that the agency would oversee inspections of Iran’s facilities.

The United Nations nuclear agency has said that inspections of Iran’s atomic sites “will happen”, while the head of the Iranian government insists that it is in line with the implementation of the agreement with Iran. United States.

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, told reporters during a visit to Japan on Wednesday that the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the US clearly stated that “nuclear activities related to nuclear weapons will be supervised by the IAEA”.

“Obviously, to do that, we need to look,” Grossi said.

He added that the dates and places of his visits are being discussed with a decision to be made soon “in cooperation and cooperation with the Iranian government”.

“Whether it happens today, tomorrow, a week, or 10 days, it’s important but it’s not important. It’s going to happen.”

Writing on X Wednesday, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, said the access of UN inspectors to nuclear facilities “will be reviewed and resolved in accordance with the final agreement” with the US.

He said the UN review depends on “the actions of the other party in ending all sanctions”.

Gharibabadi added that during the Swiss negotiations, none of the Iranian officials met Grossi of the IAEA “despite his request”.

The signing of the MoU last week opened the way for 60 days of talks between the US and Iran aimed at uncovering major issues between the two sides, including Tehran’s nuclear program and its uranium enrichment.

On Tuesday, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said there was no “clear plan” for the IAEA to inspect Iran’s nuclear facilities that were attacked by the US and Israel.

Responding to the reports, US President Donald Trump told reporters outside the White House on Tuesday that IAEA inspectors will visit Iran, but “there is no rush”.

Separately on Tuesday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said no talks had taken place regarding Tehran’s weapons program, nor would they.

After the 12-day war between the US and Israel last year in Iran, the Tehran government issued an order suspending cooperation with the IAEA in July.

But in September, Iran agreed to allow inspectors to return after implementing a new system, and IAEA officials have visited the country in recent months, including the Bushehr nuclear power plant this month.

However, visitors were denied access to the bombed site.

But talks between the US and Iran continue, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that he believed technical talks would resume in Switzerland on June 29 or 30.