Iran Pushes Back on U.S. Claim: No Approval Yet for Nuclear Inspectors to Enter

Iran’s Foreign Ministry denied this evening (Monday) that the Islamic Republic had agreed to allow nuclear inspectors into the country. According to the ministry, "Our cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will continue in line with our commitments, within the framework of the safeguards agreement and the decisions of our parliament."

The statement was released shortly after a report by Iran’s Tasnim news agency, which is affiliated with the regime, saying that "the issue of granting permission for IAEA inspectors to enter Iran has not been approved by the Iranian negotiating team or by responsible officials in the government."

Earlier today, at the end of two days of talks between the Americans and the Iranians in Switzerland, U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance said that "significant progress has been made on several key issues, chief among them the issue of Iran’s nuclear program. We expect a visit by the International Atomic Energy Agency as early as this week - perhaps even today."

Vance later emphasized that "Iran has agreed to allow IAEA inspectors onto its territory. I expect that to happen at the very least this week. But we think some of these talks with the inspectors and with the IAEA may already take place today."