Iran, US in dispute over nuclear inspections after initial peace talks in Switzerland

WASHINGTON/TEHRAN – 24 June 2026: Iran and the United States offered conflicting accounts on Tuesday over whether Tehran had agreed to allow international inspectors access to its nuclear facilities under a recently reached agreement.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said UN inspectors were not scheduled to visit nuclear sites bombed by the United States and Israel last year and said Tehran had made no new commitments regarding inspections.

His comments came after US Vice President JD Vance said discussions with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) could begin soon following the first round of talks aimed at reaching a final agreement between Washington and Tehran.

US President Donald Trump later insisted that Iran had "fully and completely agreed" to inspections, threatening on social media that “there would be no further negotiations” if Tehran had not accepted the condition.

The United States and Iran reached a war-end agreement last week under which Tehran is set to dilute its stockpile of enriched uranium and receive sanctions relief while both sides work toward a final deal within 60 days.