Vance Says IAEA Inspectors Will Return to Iran Under Deal, Enriched Uranium Will Be Destroyed

U.S. Vice President JD Vance said in an NBC interview that International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors will definitely be allowed back into Iran as part of any agreement with the Islamic Republic. He said the return of the IAEA is one of the central elements of the understandings being negotiated.

Vance also said the United States and the IAEA would help Iran destroy its stockpile of highly enriched uranium. According to him, that commitment is clearly spelled out in the memorandum of understanding. "This is something that is clearly explained in the memorandum of understanding," he said.

The remarks present the framework of a possible deal in which international inspectors regain access to Iran while the highly enriched material is eliminated, though no further details or timeline were given in the interview.