Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei on Monday rejected President Trump's assertion that a nuclear agreement was reached in Muscat, stating that the Saturday talks exclusively addressed the Strait of Hormuz under Article 5 of the memorandum of understanding. Baqaei also said Iran will not grant IAEA inspectors access to its nuclear facilities.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei on Monday denied President Trump's claim that a nuclear agreement was reached in Muscat, insisting that the talks were limited to the Strait of Hormuz. Baqaei also rejected IAEA access to Iranian nuclear facilities. The denial follows a pattern of hardline statements from Tehran. As The Zioneer reported on June 18, Baqaei earlier celebrated Trump's press conference while outlining four core Iranian positions, including that missiles are not for negotiation and that enriched nuclear material will not leave Iran. On June 23, he reiterated that Iran's missile and defense capabilities are off the table. The latest refusal to allow IAEA inspections underscores the deep divide between Washington and Tehran, even as the Muscat MOU was signed last month.
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