IAEA chief says Iran inspections will go ahead, working on modalities

Updated 24 Jun, 2026 04:30pm 1 min read

The UN nuclear watchdog will carry ​out inspections in Iran soon ‌following an interim peace accord between the US 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.

“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.

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