‘No Discussion’: Iran Dismisses Vance's Claim Of IAEA Inspectors Returning To Tehran

Last Updated:June 23, 2026, 01:51 IST

The clarification came after US Vice President JD Vance said that Tehran had agreed to allow IAEA inspectors back into the country.

Iran on Monday rejected US Vice President JD Vance’s claim that Tehran had agreed to allow International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors back into the country, a development which he said was “probably what we’re most excited about as Americans."

Pushing back on Vance’s claim about IAEA inspectors, Iran said that its cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog would continue “under the current procedures".

According to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said that the country’s interaction with the IAEA would proceed “in accordance with Iran’s obligations under safeguard agreements" and “in line with resolutions passed by Parliament and decisions of the Supreme National Security Council."

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Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency reported that Tehran’s cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has not been fully suspended despite legislation passed by parliament last year that curtailed some forms of engagement and halted inspections. Under the new law, IAEA inspectors may still be granted access to operational nuclear facilities, including the Bushehr nuclear power plant, on a case-by-case basis.

Iran Has Allowed IAEA Inspectors: Vance

The clarification came after US Vice President JD Vance said, following the latest round of US-Iran talks in Switzerland, that Tehran had agreed to allow IAEA inspectors back into the country, calling the reported development “probably what we’re most excited about as Americans."

“That is a major milestone for the American people, and the first step in permanently denuclearising or permanently ending a nuclear weapons program in Iran, and that’s exactly what we wanted to do," he said.

Responding to the remarks, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said no new commitments had been made regarding cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog. Citing officials familiar with the negotiations, IRNA also reported that the two sides did not discuss Iran’s nuclear programme during nearly 18 hours of talks and that Tehran accepted no additional obligations.

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According to Fars news agency, there had been “no discussion" during the negotiations about the presence of International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors in Iran.

According to the IRNA, any future access to nuclear facilities damaged in recent attacks, as well as arrangements concerning Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium, would be addressed only through a specific mechanism to be negotiated as part of a final agreement following the 60-day talks outlined in the memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran.

Vice President Vance hailed Sunday’s round of US-Iran negotiations as “a very, very good day," rejecting suggestions that President Donald Trump’s fiery remarks had disrupted the diplomatic process.

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