US Vice President JD Vance told NBC that IAEA inspectors will be allowed back into Iran under the Memorandum of Understanding, adding that a central element of the accord is that the IAEA and the US will help Tehran destroy its stockpile of highly enriched uranium — a point he says is explained 'very clearly' in the MOU.
US Vice President JD Vance elaborated on the Iran deal framework in an interview with NBC on Tuesday morning (Jerusalem time), providing the most detailed public description yet of the IAEA's operational role under the emerging MOU. Vance said inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency 'will definitely return' to Iran, and described a central provision under which the IAEA — together with the US — will help Iran destroy its stockpile of highly enriched uranium. He called the stockpile destruction a matter explained 'very clearly' in the MOU's text.
The remarks build on Vance's earlier on-camera statements over the past week, including his Tuesday assertion to CBS that sanctions relief depends on Iran abandoning its nuclear program and halting terror funding, and his Wednesday assessment that a deal is 'very close' and would be long-term. As The Zioneer reported, the IAEA Board of Governors passed a resolution on June 11 demanding that Iran report its enriched uranium stockpile and allow inspector access — with 21 votes in favor and 3 against.
The Vance-NBC interview adds operational specificity — the stockpile destruction mechanism — that was absent from his previous public remarks. The exact timeline, verification protocols, and whether the entire enriched uranium inventory or only a portion is to be eliminated remain unconfirmed in the public record.
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