Iran excludes missile program from US talks, bars IAEA inspections
Iran's Foreign Ministry announced Tuesday that Tehran's missile capabilities were never on the table during negotiations with Washington in Switzerland and explicitly ruled out granting International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors access to nuclear facilities damaged during the recent conflict with the US and Israel.
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said Tuesday that Tehran's missile program has not figured in negotiations with the United States taking place in Switzerland. Speaking during a weekly press briefing, Baqaei emphasized that ballistic missile capabilities remain outside the scope of current diplomatic engagement with Washington.
"Iran's missile capabilities were not part of the negotiations with the United States," he said, according to Iranian state media. The spokesman declined to elaborate on specific defense systems but left no ambiguity regarding Tehran's stance on the matter.
Atomic sites remain closed to inspectors
Baqaei also flatly rejected any possibility of International Atomic Energy Agency visits to nuclear facilities targeted during the ongoing war with the US and Israel. "We do not intend to allow inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit the nuclear sites targeted during the conflict," he said.
He denied reports suggesting contacts with IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi in Switzerland, stating: "We have not held any meeting with the IAEA director general in Switzerland, nor are there any plans for inspections of our nuclear facilities that were bombed."
Tehran asserts control over frozen assets
The Foreign Ministry addressed economic arrangements under ongoing understandings with Washington, noting that released frozen assets would face no usage restrictions. "We are free to use our frozen assets that will be released, and there are no restrictions on them," Baqaei said. President Masoud Pezeshkian told the semi-official Mehr news agency that his administration seeks the full implementation of signed provisions within international law.
"We seek the full implementation of the signed provisions (with the US) within the framework of international law and the rights of the Iranian people," Pezeshkian said, adding: "If this is achieved, many of the region's problems will be reduced and aggressors will be restrained."
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