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Iran has rejected claims by U.S. Vice President JD Vance that Tehran agreed to allow United Nations inspectors back into its nuclear facilities.
The Iranian government maintained that it has made no new commitments regarding inspections of the facilities bombed by the United States and Israel last year.
The U.S. and Iran issued conflicting statements following the first round of negotiations held in Switzerland on Sunday.
Vance had earlier said that one of the outcomes of the meeting was Iran's agreement to allow International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) representatives back in to inspect its nuclear facilities.
In a statement following the Switzerland negotiations, Vance claimed that Iran had agreed to allow IAEA inspectors back into the country, calling it a major step toward denuclearization.
"The Iranians have agreed to invite IAEA inspectors back into their country. That is a major milestone for the American people and the first step in permanently denuclearizing or permanently ending a nuclear weapons program in Iran."
["Ang mga Iraniano ay pumayag na imbitahan muli ang mga inspektor ng IAEA sa kanilang bansa. Iyon ay isang malaking tagumpay para sa mga Amerikanong mamamayan at ang unang hakbang sa permanenteng pag-aalis ng nuklear o permanenteng pagtatapos ng programang sandata nuklear sa Iran."]
Iran quickly denied the claim. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said Tehran has no plans to allow UN representatives into the nuclear sites bombed by the U.S. and Israel last year.
Baqaei flatly denied Vance's claims, stating that Iran held no meeting with the IAEA Director General and has no intention of allowing inspections of nuclear sites damaged in last year's strikes.
"We neither had a meeting with the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, nor do we have any plan for the Agency to inspect Iranian nuclear facilities damaged by the military aggression of the United States and the Zionist regime."
["Wala kaming pulong sa Direktor Heneral ng International Atomic Energy Agency, ni wala kaming plano para payagan ang Ahensiya na inspeksiyunin ang mga nuclear facility ng Iran na nasira dahil sa military aggression ng Estados Unidos at ng Zionist regime."]
Baqaei added that Iran would only abide by its existing obligations as a member of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and that no new commitments on inspections were made.
Reiterating Iran's position, Baqaei stressed that the country would only follow its existing commitments under the NPT and the Safeguards Agreement, with no new concessions given.
"As a member of the Non-Proliferation Treaty and a country committed to the Safeguards Agreement, we will continue the current routine."
["Bilang kasapi ng Non-Proliferation Treaty at isang bansang nakatuon sa Safeguards Agreement, magpapatuloy kami sa kasalukuyang gawi."]
Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump insisted that Iran had fully agreed to wide-ranging nuclear inspections going forward, despite the denials. He also warned that negotiations would not proceed unless Iran agreed to the inspections, and that Washington could take strong action if Iran failed to honor what was agreed upon.
Despite Iran's denials, Trump warned that failure to honor any agreement would compel the U.S. to take necessary action.
"If Iran doesn't live up to their agreement or if they're not behaving, I will do what I have to do."
["Kung hindi susundin ng Iran ang kanilang kasunduan o kung hindi sila kumikilos nang tama, gagawin ko ang kailangan kong gawin."]
Despite the conflicting accounts from both sides, talks are set to continue over the next 60 days as negotiating groups are formed to focus on issues surrounding Iran's nuclear program, sanctions, and regional security.
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Date posted: June 24, 2026 11:58 AM