[108347] Iran clarifies: IAEA will not be granted access to bombed sites

[108347] Iran clarifies: IAEA will not be granted access to bombed sites

Ghalibaf sets boundaries with the International Atomic Energy Agency

In the last 24 hours, it has been widely reported by Iranian media channels, including خبرفوری ࡆ اخبارفوری مذاکره ࡆ جنگ فوری, that the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, issued an unequivocal statement denying access for International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors to sites that were bombed.

According to Ghalibaf, as quoted in آخرین خبر, "According to the law we enacted in the Majlis and with the approval of the Supreme National Security Council, under no circumstances will access be granted to sites that were bombed or damaged." Official sources and sources affiliated with the regime, such as خبرگزاری ایرنا and پایگاه اطلاع‌رسانی محمدباقر قالیباف, emphasized that Ghalibaf clarified that Tehran is not obligated to grant concessions beyond what has been determined by the Supreme National Security Council.

According to the report by Iran International — a channel that presents a critical journalistic line opposed to the Iranian regime's stance — the statement was made after the broadcast of Ghalibaf's remarks was suddenly interrupted on state television on Tuesday and resumed after about 24 hours. The channel notes that this is an effort by the leadership to align positions regarding the issue of international oversight.

Ghalibaf reiterated that the current access of the IAEA is limited strictly to two sites: "The Bushehr Power Plant and the Tehran Research Reactor." In ایکس‌ فارسی ࡆ FarsiX, his words were summarized as a formal commitment by the Islamic Republic not to deviate from the limited framework defined in advance, while attempting to present a position of rigid sovereignty in the face of international pressure.