Iran on Sunday rejected a recent US invitation to allow international inspectors to inspect Iranian military sites under the pretext of the Iranian nuclear deal signed in 2015.
Iran’s Atomic Energy Agency spokesman Behruz Kamal Fendi said the issue of allowing foreign inspectors to enter Iranian military positions was not part of the nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Action Plan.
Kamal Fendi said that in the past, there were some cases where it was possible to inspect some Iranian military sites, such as the Parchin military site, which the IAEA had once inspected.
“At the moment, the IAEA has not made any request to inspect any other military site,” he said.
Kamal Fendi stressed that the Islamic Republic would not allow entry into any of its military positions by foreign parties, including the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Kamal Fendi’s comments follow the extension of US President Donald Trump’s exemption from sanctions on Iran related to the nuclear program last Friday, while setting conditions for the next time.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that Tehran would not renegotiate the nuclear deal signed in 2015 despite US pressure.
The US president has repeatedly criticized the agreement between Iran and the six major powers – China, Russia, Britain, France and the United States – as well as Germany, signed in 2015, in which the West promised to lift sanctions against Tehran in return for halting Iran’s efforts to develop nuclear weapons.
According to the agreement, the US president should sign an exemption to suspend US sanctions on Iran every 120 days.
