Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi stated that the question of access to the nuclear facilities that were attacked, and the enriched uranium, will be examined and discussed only within the framework of the final agreement with the United States. The remarks, reported by N12, signal Tehran's continued push to defer the most sensitive nuclear verification issues to a later stage of diplomacy.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi said Wednesday that access to damaged nuclear facilities and the disposition of enriched uranium will be discussed only within the framework of a final agreement with the United States — pushing verification questions past the interim memorandum-of-understanding stage. The remark, carried by Iranian channels and reported by N12, is the latest in a diplomatic thread where Tehran has consistently deferred nuclear verification and IAEA inspector access to later negotiation phases. As The Zioneer reported Tuesday, Iran's UN envoy stated that IAEA inspector access was not discussed in the current round. The deputy FM's statement comes amid a broader U.S.-Iran diplomatic track where both sides have signaled a potential MoU is near, though key disputes — including the scope of sanctions relief, frozen asset release, and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz — remain unresolved. Gharibabadi did not specify a timeline for the final agreement.
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