US President Donald Trump confirmed that inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the US will be allowed to enter Iran to locate enriched uranium in a phone call with Fox News’s Trey Yingst on Wednesday.
According to Yingst, Trump also claimed that there is “no rush” regarding when the inspections will be carried out.
IAEA head Rafael Grossi also confirmed on Wednesday that inspections are “going to happen,” according to the Associated Press.
Grossi emphasized that the recently signed US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding “says explicitly that the nuclear activities that are going to be carried out with regards to the nuclear material facilities will be supervised by the IAEA.”
As for the timeline of the inspections, Grossi was also unclear.
“Whether this happens the day after tomorrow or in one week or in 10 days, it’s important, but not essential,” he continued.
Iran 'knows they're wrong' about denying inspection plans
This comes after Iranian officials denied that there were protocols in place for the inspections.
When asked about Iran’s denial on Tuesday, Trump told reporters that “they know they’re wrong.”
“They told us inside,” he said in reference to recent US-Iran negotiations, “and we have it down, 100% inspections.”
Trump added that if Iran was correct in their assertion that US and IAEA inspectors would not be allowed into Iran, he would “cancel the meetings right now.”