IRANIAN Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Monday that Iran's interactions with the United Nations nuclear watchdog will continue in accordance with current procedures.
He made the remarks in an interview with the official news agency IRNA, in response to U.S. officials' claims that Iran has agreed to invite inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to the country.
Iran's interactions with the IAEA will continue in accordance with the country's obligations under the safeguards agreement with the agency and the existing procedures, and in compliance with the Iranian parliament's approvals and the Supreme National Security Council's (SNSC's) decisions, Baghaei said.
Iran suspended cooperation with the IAEA in late June 2025 under a parliamentary law, citing the agency's failure to condemn the Israeli and U.S. attacks earlier that month on Iran's nuclear sites.
Despite the suspension, Iran previously said it remained committed to the Non-Proliferation Treaty and abided by the safeguards agreement with the IAEA.
On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump said that "everybody is fully aware that Iran will agree to have major weapons inspections in order to ensure 'Nuclear Honesty' long into the future" in a post on Truth Social.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Monday in Switzerland that Iranians have agreed to invite IAEA inspectors to the country "at the minimum of this week," and the IAEA would likely monitor Iran's nuclear program.
Iran and the United States on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding on ending the war in the region on all fronts, including Lebanon.
The two countries' delegations held lengthy negotiations on a final agreement in Burgenstock, Switzerland, on Sunday, with the mediation of Qatar and Pakistan.
IRNA quoted sources informed of Sunday's negotiations as saying that no talk was held on Tehran's nuclear program in the 18-hour negotiations.
The hostilities began on Feb. 28, when Israel and the United States launched joint attacks on Tehran and other Iranian cities. Iran responded with waves of missile and drone attacks targeting Israel and U.S. bases and assets in the region.
