Vance says nuclear inspectors ‘absolutely’ will return to Iran under terms to end war

Vice President JD Vance said Monday that nuclear inspectors will be allowed back into Iran as part of a deal with the U.S. to end the monthslong war in the Middle East.

“Yes, absolutely,” Vance told NBC News’ Tom Llamas in an interview. “In fact, one of the core parts of the agreement is that the [International Atomic Energy Agency] and the United States are going to help Iran destroy the highly enriched stockpile, and that’s something that’s spelled out very clearly” in the memorandum of understanding, or MOU, he added.
The text of the MOU — a framework to end the war that was agreed to by both countries — will be released after a formal signing ceremony Friday in Switzerland, Vance said, confirming a timeline shared by President Donald Trump.

“There’s some technical details to work out, not related to the text of the MOU itself, but the implementation,” Vance said when asked why the text could not be shared sooner. “We talked with the Iranians and consulted with a number of folks in the region — the Qataris and the Pakistanis were very helpful in mediating this particular deal — and that’s when the president decided that he wanted to come out with it.”