IAEA chief says Iran inspections will go ahead, working on modalities
IAEA chief says Iran inspections will go ahead, working on modalities
By Francois MurphyWed, June 24, 2026 at 9:09 AM UTC
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International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi speaks to the media on the sidelines of a meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors in Vienna, Austria, June 5, 2026. REUTERS/Elisabeth Mandl/File Photo
By Francois Murphy
VIENNA, June 24 (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog will carry out inspections in Iran soon following an interim peace accord between the United States and Iran, but modalities have yet to be finalised, the agency's chief Rafael Grossi said on Wednesday.
The two sides signed a 14-point memorandum of understanding last week setting out broad agreements in principle to end the war. The interim accord paved the way for 60 days of talks aimed at hammering out thornier details, including issues related to Iran's nuclear program.
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"The inspections will indeed take place," International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi told a press conference in Japan, an audio recording of which the IAEA posted online.
"We will be working on the modalities — dates, procedures, places — very soon," he said of discussions with Tehran.
(Reporting by Francois Murphy; Editing by Sharon Singleton)
Source: “AOL Breaking”
