TEHRAN, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Iran has no plan to provide the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) with access to its nuclear facilities bombed by the United States and Israel, a senior Iranian diplomat said Wednesday, noting that such issues will be resolved solely within the framework of a potential final agreement with Washington.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi said on social media platform X that access to Iran's nuclear facilities and materials "will be reviewed and resolved solely within the framework of the final agreement and as a result of the other party's practical action to terminate all sanctions."
He also said no meeting was held between Iran's negotiating team and IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi in Switzerland in recent days, despite Grossi's request.
His remarks came after Grossi said earlier in the day that the IAEA would carry out inspections in Iran in view of the recently-signed U.S.-Iran peace memorandum of understanding (MoU).
The MoU, signed on June 18, provides for 60 days of negotiations, which are already underway, toward a final agreement on Iran's nuclear program and sanctions removal. The first round of negotiations was held in Switzerland on Sunday and Monday.
Iran's three main nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan were bombed by the United States during the "12-day war" in June 2025. The sites have again been at the center of the conflict that erupted on Feb. 28 this year, with the United States and Israel launching strikes on Iranian nuclear and military targets.■
