US President Donald Trump has said that international nuclear inspectors will be allowed into Iran under the proposed US-Iran peace agreement, rejecting claims from Tehran that no such inspection arrangement had been accepted.
Speaking publicly, Trump pushed back against statements from Iranian officials disputing the scope of any inspection mechanism and insisted that Tehran was aware of the terms being discussed as part of the peace proposal that aims to bring lasting peace in the conflict-torn West Asia region.
“They’re wrong. They know they’re wrong and if they were right, I’d cancel the meetings right now,” Trump said, referring to reports and statements from the Iranian side questioning inspection commitments.
Following the remarks, the head of the UN's nuclear watchdog said that inspectors would visit Iran's uranium enrichment sites. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Mariano Grossi made the remarks at a news conference in Japan.
Iran says deal to end war 'declaration of US defeat'A day after US President Donald Trump claimed to have Iran on the “ropes" and was ready to make major adjustments, Iran’s top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, called the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) “a declaration of America’s defeat". “The Islamabad understanding was not the result of pressure and coercion, but rather the result of the resistance and authority of the brave Iranian nation," AFP quoted Iran’s top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, as saying. “That is why the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding became a declaration of America’s defeat," he said while pointing out that security in West Asia must be ensured by the countries of the region. |
