According to CNN and Iran's official IRNA news agency, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday that Iran will continue to cooperate with the United Nations nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), "in accordance with existing procedures." This comes after a senior U.S. official claimed that Tehran had agreed to allow IAEA inspectors to return, a claim Iran has rejected.
Baghaei emphasized that Iran's interaction with the IAEA will proceed "in accordance with Iran's obligations under the Safeguards Agreement" and "in line with the resolutions passed by the Parliament and the decision of the Supreme National Security Council." The statement directly responds to remarks made by U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance at a press conference in Switzerland, where Vance said Iran had agreed to the entry of IAEA inspectors. Iran has explicitly denied this assertion, reaffirming that its cooperation will remain within the framework of existing domestic laws and international obligations.