Iran's ambassador to the UN stated Tuesday the current round of talks did not discuss IAEA inspector access to Iranian nuclear sites, with that issue deferred to a later negotiation phase, according to Israeli journalist Asaf Rozentzweig (N12). The remarks follow an earlier official denial by Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman about allowing inspectors into sites damaged during the war.
At a press briefing Tuesday, Iran's ambassador to the United Nations stated that IAEA inspector access to Iranian nuclear sites was not discussed during the current round of talks, and that discussion of Iran's nuclear program would come at a later stage of negotiations, according to Israeli journalist Asaf Rozentzweig (N12). The statement, reported at 11:41 Jerusalem time, follows an earlier and more categorical denial by Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baqaei, who said at 11:00 that Tehran has no plan whatsoever to allow inspectors into nuclear facilities damaged during the war. The Baqaei statement itself came after initial reports at 10:52 indicated Iran was ruling out IAEA visits. Taken together, the sequence shows Iran maintaining a firm public line against IAEA access to its nuclear infrastructure, even as the scope of the prohibition appears to be framed differently by different Iranian officials — the UN envoy leaving the door open for future discussion, while the Foreign Ministry spokesman closed it entirely.
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