Iran issued an official denial Tuesday that it agreed to allow International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors into the country, directly rejecting earlier claims by U.S. Vice President JD Vance that Tehran had accepted IAEA access. The denial comes after days of conflicting signals between Washington and Tehran on nuclear inspection progress.
Iran officially denied Tuesday that it agreed to allow IAEA inspectors into the country, according to a statement reported by Israeli media. The denial directly contradicts U.S. Vice President JD Vance's earlier claim that Tehran had accepted IAEA access to its nuclear sites, and follows a series of conflicting statements between the two capitals over the past week.
As The Zioneer reported earlier Tuesday, an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman had already contradicted Vance on the issue, asserting no inspectors were invited. The IRGC-affiliated Tasnim news agency reported Monday that IAEA inspector access has not been authorized by the Iranian negotiating team or other relevant bodies. The pattern of denial from multiple Iranian channels underscores a widening gap between Washington's public optimism and Tehran's position.
No additional details were provided by the Iranian statement, and it remains unclear whether the denial applies to all nuclear facilities or specifically to sites bombed in recent strikes—the subject of earlier U.S. claims of agreement. The development leaves the nuclear inspection track at an impasse.
2 developments
- StrongVance says Iran has agreed to invite back IAEA inspectors
- StrongIran announces it will not allow IAEA inspectors at nuclear sites
- StrongIRGC-affiliated Tasnim: IAEA inspector entry to Iran has not been authorized by negotiators
- StrongUS VP Vance expects IAEA visit to Iran this week as nuclear deal nears
Source and signal
- Internal intake