President Donald Trump on Tuesday rejected Iran's denial that nuclear inspections at its damaged facilities are not happening, insisting that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will conduct inspections as part of a U.S.-Iran agreement.
Trump's Denial of Iran's Claims
Speaking with reporters, Trump bluntly dismissed Iran's statements. When asked about Iran's claim that no IAEA visit is scheduled, Trump replied, "They're wrong. They know they're wrong. They told us inside, and we have it down, 100% inspections. And if they were right, I'd cancel the meetings right now."
A separate reporter asked when inspectors would be on the ground in Iran. Trump responded, "At the appropriate time. There's no rush, but they'll be on the ground at the appropriate time."
Trump's Truth Social Post
In a Tuesday post on Truth Social, Trump claimed Iran had "completely agreed to [the] highest level Nuclear inspections" for "infinity." He wrote, "Despite their protestations and false statements to the contrary, coupled with the drumbeat of the Fake News, which is doing everything possible to make the U.S. Victory as small and insignificant as possible, Iran has fully and completely agreed to highest level Nuclear inspections long into the future (Infinity!!!) This will insure 'Nuclear Honesty.' If they did not agree to this, there would be no further negotiations!"
Vice President Vance's Statement
Vice President JD Vance said Monday that Iran would invite IAEA inspectors following what he described as a "very, very good" first day of U.S.-Iran negotiations in Switzerland. Vance added that Iran, the U.S. and the IAEA would coordinate the inspections "this week, maybe as soon as today."
Iran's Denial
However, Iran's foreign ministry told state media this week that Tehran has made "no new commitments" on nuclear inspections. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said Iran had no plans to allow inspectors to access nuclear sites damaged by the U.S. and Israel last year.
