Iran to discuss IAEA access to nuclear sites only after US lifts sanctions — diplomat

TEHRAN, June 24. /TASS/. The Iranian authorities will only be ready to discuss IAEA experts' access to nuclear sites damaged during the war after the US fully lifts sanctions and implements its commitments under the memorandum of understanding, Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi stated.

"There are no plans to provide access to the attacked facilities or nuclear materials. These issues will be considered and decided only within the framework of the final agreement, after the other sides take practical steps to fully lift all sanctions and implement their other commitments," the senior diplomat wrote in a post on his X page.

In mid-June, Iran and the US signed a memorandum of understanding, providing for an immediate cessation of hostilities on all fronts, including in Lebanon. On June 21, Tehran and Washington held talks in Switzerland’s Burgenstock, with Qatar and Pakistan acting as mediators, to discuss the implementation of the memorandum. Later, US President Donald Trump threatened to cancel further meetings between US and Iranian officials if the two countries do not reach an agreement on the return of IAEA inspectors to Iran.