UN nuclear chief says inspections in Iran will go ahead despite Tehran's caution
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says the UN's nuclear inspectors will visit Iran's enrichment sites, despite Tehran indicating that any such inspections will only take place after a final agreement is reached.
"This is going to happen," IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said on Wednesday.
Inspections of Iran's nuclear facilities are a key part of the interim agreement between the United States and Iran aimed at ending the US-Israeli war on Iran.
However, an Iranian diplomat said any visits by IAEA inspectors would only take place once a final deal has been concluded.
The comments highlight continuing differences between Washington and Tehran over the interpretation of the agreement, including provisions relating to Iran's nuclear programme and the broader regional conflict.