Vice President JD Vance said that Iran has agreed to allow international nuclear inspectors into the country.
“The Iranians have agreed to invite IAEA [International Atomic Energy Agency] inspectors back into their country,” Vance told reporters. “That is a major milestone for the American people and the first step in permanently denuclearizing or permanently ending a nuclear weapons program in Iran.”
“The final deal is the house. We set the foundation,” Vance said. “We haven’t built the house, but we’ve laid a successful foundation to get to a good place for the American people.” He added, “A lot of progress, but still some work to do.”
According to a memorandum of understanding between Iran and the United States, the two countries “have agreed to resolve the disposition of stockpiled enriched material pursuant to a mechanism that will be mutually agreed upon, in accordance with the schedule mentioned in paragraph 7, with the minimum methodology to be down blending on-site, under the supervision of the IAEA,” the document reads. “The two Parties also agree to discuss the issue of enrichment, and other mutually agreed matters related to the Islamic Republic of Iran’s nuclear needs, based on a satisfactory framework being agreed upon in the final Deal.”
The IAEA previously passed resolution demanding that Iran “suspend all enrichment” actions and allow inspectors to assess how much enriched uranium it holds.
The agency directed Iran to “suspend all enrichment-related and reprocessing activities, including research and development, as well as work on all heavy water-related projects, and to provide such access and cooperation as the IAEA requests to be able to verify the suspension, and Iran’s obligation, as set forth in UNSC resolution 1929 (2010) to comply fully and without qualification with its Safeguards Agreement, including through the application of modified Code 3.1 of the Subsidiary Arrangements to its Safeguards Agreement.”
