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Reports of IAEA access to targeted nuclear sites 'false': Iran Parl. speaker
Wednesday, 01 July 2026 9:57 PM
Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf (L) speaks during a televised interview aired on July 1, 2026. (Photo by IRNA)
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Iran's Parliament speaker and top negotiator rejects reports of access by inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to the country's nuclear sites that were targeted during unprovoked American-Israeli aggression.
Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf made the remarks during a televised interview aired on Wednesday, asserting that access to those facilities remains restricted under Iranian law.
Inspectors are currently permitted to visit only two nuclear facilities, namely the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant in southern Iran and the Tehran Research Reactor, the top legislator said.
"Access has been limited exclusively to these two sites, and we remain committed to that arrangement," he stated.
Matters concerning access to the targeted facilities have been addressed through relevant legislation and decisions made by Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), he said, stating that the Islamic Republic's conduct in the area is, therefore, governed by those decisions.
Remarks on talks
Addressing talks with the United States, Qalibaf said the process remains confined to the 14 clauses contained in the memorandum of understanding that was recently signed by the two sides with the aim of ending the cycle arising out of the latest bout of unwarranted American-Israeli aggression.
"The United States cannot add a single clause" beyond those 14 provisions, he remarked.
The official also said Washington had previously maintained that it would not release funds belonging to Iran, but later agreed, following travel by Iranian officials to Qatar and Doha's mediation efforts, to release $6 billion in Iranian assets and undertake the release of an additional $6 billion.
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Reports of IAEA access to targeted nuclear sites 'false': Iran Parl. speaker
Wednesday, 01 July 2026 9:57 PM
Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf (L) speaks during a televised interview aired on July 1, 2026. (Photo by IRNA)
📷
Iran's Parliament speaker and top negotiator rejects reports of access by inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to the country's nuclear sites that were targeted during unprovoked American-Israeli aggression.
Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf made the remarks during a televised interview aired on Wednesday, asserting that access to those facilities remains restricted under Iranian law.
Inspectors are currently permitted to visit only two nuclear facilities, namely the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant in southern Iran and the Tehran Research Reactor, the top legislator said.
"Access has been limited exclusively to these two sites, and we remain committed to that arrangement," he stated.
Matters concerning access to the targeted facilities have been addressed through relevant legislation and decisions made by Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), he said, stating that the Islamic Republic's conduct in the area is, therefore, governed by those decisions.
Remarks on talks
Addressing talks with the United States, Qalibaf said the process remains confined to the 14 clauses contained in the memorandum of understanding that was recently signed by the two sides with the aim of ending the cycle arising out of the latest bout of unwarranted American-Israeli aggression.
"The United States cannot add a single clause" beyond those 14 provisions, he remarked.
The official also said Washington had previously maintained that it would not release funds belonging to Iran, but later agreed, following travel by Iranian officials to Qatar and Doha's mediation efforts, to release $6 billion in Iranian assets and undertake the release of an additional $6 billion.
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$WLD
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