Tehran says no nuclear commitments were made in talks with Washington and denies agreeing to inspectors’ return
A source familiar with the Iran-US talks in Switzerland has rejected American claims that Tehran agreed to allow International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors back into the country, calling the assertion completely false.
Speaking to Fars News Agency, the source said the issue of IAEA inspectors was not discussed at all during the negotiations between Iranian and American officials. The denial came after US Vice President JD Vance and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed on Monday evening that Iran had agreed to readmit inspectors as part of the latest diplomatic engagement.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baqaei also signalled that no new arrangement had been reached. He said Iran’s cooperation with the IAEA would continue only within the framework of existing safeguard obligations, parliamentary approvals and decisions taken by the Supreme National Security Council.
Tehran says talks focused on broader issues, not nuclear file
According to Iranian officials familiar with the 18-hour session in Switzerland, Tehran did not enter into any nuclear-related negotiations and accepted no fresh commitments during the talks. Iranian sources said the launch of any formal nuclear negotiations under the Islamabad Memorandum framework remains conditional on the implementation of Clause 13 of the agreement aimed at ending the war between Iran and the United States.
The comments appear intended to counter the American narrative that the Switzerland talks had already produced concrete movement on nuclear monitoring and verification.
Iran says IAEA cooperation never fully stopped
Iranian officials stressed that cooperation with the IAEA has never been entirely suspended, even after the 12-day war. They pointed to the June 25, 2025 law requiring the government to suspend cooperation with the agency, noting that the measure still allows case-by-case engagement with inspectors if approved by the Supreme National Security Council.
Under that framework, Iran has invited IAEA inspectors to active nuclear sites on several occasions over the past year. Officials said inspectors have visited the Bushehr nuclear power plant multiple times and monitored the Russian-supervised fuel-loading process there.
The latest dispute highlights the continuing gap between Washington and Tehran over what, if anything, has been agreed behind closed doors as both sides attempt to manage a fragile diplomatic process.
