Iran’s nuclear watchdog chief just undercut Tehran’s denial — inspections are happening, whether the regime likes it or not.
Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, confirmed Monday that inspectors will visit Iranian nuclear sites damaged during the recent conflict — directly contradicting a spokesman for Iran’s foreign ministry who claimed the day before that Iran “has no plans to allow IAEA inspectors to enter nuclear sites.”
“This is going to happen.”
“I can understand political statements, they are part of the reality, but the fundamental thing I would like to remind you and draw your attention to is that there has been a memorandum of understanding, signed by both presidents,” Grossi told journalists at a news conference in Japan.
“Whether this happens the day after tomorrow or in one week or in 10 days, it’s important, but not essential. This is going to happen.”
The IAEA chief’s comments came just hours after President Donald Trump threatened to cancel ongoing negotiations if Iran blocked the inspections.
“They’re wrong. They know they’re wrong because they told us inside that we have it down 100% inspections,” Trump told reporters in Reading, Pennsylvania. “And if they were right, I’d cancel the meetings right now.”
The back-and-forth exposes the regime’s pattern — deny publicly, concede privately. Grossi invoked the memorandum of understanding signed by both Trump and the Iranian leadership, making clear Tehran’s spokesman was posturing for domestic consumption.
Iran has a history of blocking or delaying inspections when international pressure mounts. This time, the U.S. president put his signature on paper — and the U.N. watchdog chief is holding the mullahs to it.
