Iran to allow UN nuclear inspectors back in, Vance says
Vice President JD Vance said the agreement could reopen nuclear inspections and create a 60-day roadmap for final talks.
- Iran has agreed to reinstate International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors, marking a major diplomatic breakthrough following high-level bilateral talks in Bürgenstock, Switzerland.
- Vice President JD Vance announced the decision Monday, labeling the return of the UN nuclear watchdog as a critical milestone and "the first step in permanently denuclearizing or permanently ending a nuclear weapons program in Iran."
- The inspectors' return ends a year-long monitoring blackout, which began when Tehran expelled the IAEA team in June 2025 following joint U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
- Negotiators secured key progress on regional stability alongside the nuclear file, establishing dual coordination mechanisms to ensure the Strait of Hormuz remains open to maritime shipping and to actively de-escalate ongoing border friction in Lebanon.
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Iranian authorities have denied claims by J.D. Vance that Iran has agreed to allow IAEA inspectors back into the country, stating that the inspections will still be conducted according to current procedures.
Obama-era inspection flaws in Iran could persist as experts warn of nuclear blind spots
Iran has agreed to let nuclear inspectors back into the country, Vice President JD Vance said Monday, as nuclear experts warned President Donald Trump’s new Tehran framework will only work if inspectors get the kind of unfettered access they say was missing from the Obama-era Iran deal.The news, which Vance described as "a major milestone," comes as Trump’s new Iran framework drew warnings from nuclear experts who told Fox News Digital the deal …
Donald Trump Says Iran 'Will Agree to Major Weapons Inspections' to Ensure 'Nuclear Honesty'
President Donald Trump announced on Monday that Iran “will agree” to allow weapon inspectors into the country in a slightly confusing social media post. “Everybody is fully aware that Iran will agree to have Major Weapons Inspections in order to ensure ‘Nuclear Honesty’ long into the future,” the president wrote on his social media platform Truth Social. Vice President JD Vance has been handling the negotiations with Iran to end the military con…
According to U.S. Vice-President Vance, Iran is basically ready to re-enter the country with inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Authority. This is the first step towards a final end to the nuclear weapons program in Iran, said Vance after the end of the first round of negotiations in Switzerland. He took a positive view.
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