Key facts
- Iran denies inviting the IAEA to inspect its nuclear facilities.
- Wider access to nuclear sites depends on ongoing negotiations.
- Inspections at current sites like Bushehr will continue.
- Access to previously suspended sites is contingent on negotiation progress.
- Iran's nuclear official stated military sites are not accessible to the IAEA.
Iran's Foreign Ministry has denied reports of inviting the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to inspect its nuclear facilities, with spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei stating that any wider access would be contingent on the outcome of ongoing negotiations. Baghaei clarified that Iran has not extended any such invitation to the UN nuclear watchdog and indicated that the country's nuclear program would remain at its current status quo while talks for a final agreement progress, in line with a memorandum of understanding with the United States. Inspections already underway, including at the Bushehr nuclear power plant, will continue. However, access to other nuclear sites, where IAEA inspections were suspended during a period of conflict, will depend on the progress and results of the negotiations.