Iran to allow UN nuclear inspectors back in, Vance says
Vice President JD Vance said the agreement could reopen nuclear inspections and create a 60-day roadmap for final talks.
- Iran has agreed to reinstate International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors, marking a major diplomatic breakthrough following high-level bilateral talks in Bürgenstock, Switzerland.
- Vice President JD Vance announced the decision Monday, labeling the return of the UN nuclear watchdog as a critical milestone and "the first step in permanently denuclearizing or permanently ending a nuclear weapons program in Iran."
- The inspectors' return ends a year-long monitoring blackout, which began when Tehran expelled the IAEA team in June 2025 following joint U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
- Negotiators secured key progress on regional stability alongside the nuclear file, establishing dual coordination mechanisms to ensure the Strait of Hormuz remains open to maritime shipping and to actively de-escalate ongoing border friction in Lebanon.
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According to Vance, inspectors are to enter the nuclear facilities again in the future, Iran is not determined. After the departure of the US Vice President, negotiators continue to negotiate.
Vance says Iran must back commitments with actions, not words
Vance says Iran must back commitments with actions, not words US Vice President JD Vance has said progress in talks with Iran will ultimately be judged by Tehran's actions rather than its promises, despite describing the latest round of negotiations in Switzerland as productive. "You can't trust anybody's words, you have to trust what they actually do," Vance said. He described Iran's decision to allow weapons and nuclear inspectors into the co…
Sydney Morning Herald
Iran-US talks wrap up in Switzerland
Iran will allow nuclear inspections, says US Vice President JD Vance.
Iranian authorities have denied claims by J.D. Vance that Iran has agreed to allow IAEA inspectors back into the country, stating that the inspections will still be conducted according to current procedures.
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