Iran Declines IAEA Inspectors’ Access to Damaged Nuclear Sites

On Wednesday, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, Iran’s Parliament Speaker and chief negotiator, announced that inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) would not be allowed to visit nuclear sites damaged by recent attacks, as reported by *Anadolu*.

He cited a newly enacted law and a resolution approved by the Supreme National Security Council that expressly prohibit such access.

According to the legislation, no entry will be granted to facilities that have been bombed or otherwise damaged.

Qalibaf stressed that Tehran will permit access only to sites authorized by the Supreme National Security Council.

He noted that IAEA inspectors are authorized to inspect solely the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant and the Tehran Research Reactor.

These statements coincide with a memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran, brokered by Pakistan, which entered into force on June 18 after electronical signatures by Iranian President Masoud Reza Pezeshkian and U.S. President Donald Trump.

The agreement provides a framework to end the conflict that began in late February and to resolve outstanding issues between the two nations, including a cessation of hostilities on all fronts, sanctions relief, the nuclear issue, full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and broader regional security arrangements.

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