President Donald Trump said inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will visit Iran 'at the appropriate time,' in response to a reporter's question Tuesday evening. The remark, reported by Abu Ali Express, comes as the administration pushes for nuclear inspections after strikes on Iranian sites—and follows Trump's earlier insistence that Tehran privately agreed to full oversight.
President Donald Trump said Tuesday evening that inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will visit Iran 'at the appropriate time,' declining to specify a timeline. The comment, reported by Abu Ali Express, was his answer to a reporter who asked when IAEA inspectors would enter Iran.
The response is the latest in a volatile public back-and-forth over nuclear inspections following U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites. Earlier Tuesday, as The Zioneer reported at 20:42 Jerusalem, Trump threatened to cancel meetings with Iran if Tehran continued to block IAEA monitors, insisting Iranian officials had privately assured the U.S. that inspectors would be allowed in. Tehran's leadership has publicly denied any such commitment, saying Trump is inventing terms not in the memorandum of understanding.
On Monday, Vice President JD Vance said the administration expects an IAEA visit to Iran this week, possibly as soon as the same day. Trump's 'appropriate time' phrasing—which appeared to walk back the sense of urgency from his earlier threats—leaves the inspection timeline ambiguous. No IAEA visit has been announced yet by Vienna-based agency officials or Iranian state media.
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