Iran has agreed to allow a technical delegation from the U.N. nuclear watchdog to visit in the coming weeks to discuss future cooperation between Tehran and the International Atomic Energy Agency, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said Wednesday.
Speaking to reporters during a visit to New York for United Nations meetings, Gharibabadi clarified that the team’s visit would focus solely on diplomatic and procedural matters.
“The delegation will come to Iran to discuss the modality, not to go to the (nuclear) sites,” he said.
The IAEA declined to comment directly on his remarks but confirmed that Director General Rafael Grossi is “actively engaging with all parties involved in the Iran nuclear issue.”
The agency has repeatedly emphasized the importance of restoring access for inspectors, particularly after recent airstrikes by Israel and the U.S. targeting Iran’s nuclear infrastructure. Those attacks aimed to cripple Tehran’s nuclear capabilities and prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon.
