US President Donald Trump on Tuesday insisted that Iran would allow international nuclear inspectors into the country, rejecting Tehran’s denial that any such agreement had been reached.
Speaking to reporters, Trump dismissed Iranian claims that no visits by inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) had been scheduled, despite US Vice President JD Vance announcing a day earlier that Iran had agreed to readmit the inspectors.
“They’re wrong. They’re wrong. They know they’re wrong,” Trump said. “They told us inside and we have it down 100%, inspections.”
He added that he would have called off ongoing negotiations if Iran had not agreed to the inspections.
“If they were right, I’d cancel the meetings right now,” Trump said.
Asked when IAEA inspectors would be allowed into Iran, Trump replied: “At the appropriate time. There’s no rush.”
“We’re making an amazing deal with Iran. We’re making a deal that’s going to keep our country and the world safe, because we’re not going to let Iran have a nuclear weapon, and they know that, and they agree to that,” he added.
However, Iran’s Foreign Ministry rejected the claim, saying Tehran had made no new commitments regarding its nuclear programme or international inspections.