24/06/2026
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24/06/2026
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An Iranian flag flutters in front of the reactor building of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, just outside the southern city of Bushehr, Iran, Aug. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
WASHINGTON, Jun 24: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Iran has agreed to allow nuclear inspections by international monitors, including US inspectors accompanying the International Atomic Energy Agency, contradicting Tehran’s claim that no such inspections have been planned.
“They’ve agreed to it, they’ve agreed to the inspectors,” Trump told Fox News on Wednesday.
Trump’s remarks came after Iran’s Foreign Ministry denied that any inspections of its nuclear facilities were scheduled following recent US and Israeli strikes that damaged several sites.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Tuesday that Tehran had not held discussions with IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi and that no inspection process was underway.
“We have not had a meeting with the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, nor do we have any plans for an agency inspection of Iran’s nuclear facilities that were damaged as a result of the military attack by the United States and the Zionist regime,” Baghaei said.
Trump accused Tehran of denying commitments after previously agreeing to them, saying Iran had a pattern of rejecting deals publicly after accepting them privately.
“They’ll make a deal, put it in writing, then they’ll go out and say it’s not true,” Trump said.
However, the US president indicated that inspections were not expected to happen immediately, suggesting that access to Iran’s nuclear sites would remain part of ongoing diplomatic negotiations rather than an urgent first step.
The conflicting statements highlight continued uncertainty over the terms of any emerging agreement between Washington and Tehran, particularly regarding nuclear monitoring and verification measures.
