Eslami: Iran Might Allow U.S. Inspectors if Deal Reached
TEHRAN -- Iran might allow the UN atomic agency to send U.S. inspectors to Iranian sites if Tehran’s talks with Washington succeed, Iran’s nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami said on Wednesday.
Tehran and Washington are expected to hold a sixth round of talks, with U.S. President Donald Trump predicting “good news”.
“It is normal that inspectors from hostile countries are not allowed, but if a nuclear deal is reached, we might allow American inspectors working for the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit our nuclear sites,” Eslami
told a press conference here.
The two countries have clashed over the issue of uranium enrichment in Iran. Tehran maintains its nuclear program is exclusively for civilian purposes and views its enrichment industry as a red line.
“Enrichment is the foundation and pillar of the country’s nuclear industry. Suppose someone is allowed to have an electricity substation and network, but not allowed to establish a power plant,” Eslami said.