[[{"content_id":418887,"content_number":0,"portal_id":2,"lang_id":"en","content_title":"Qalibaf: Claims of IAEA access to bombed sites are false","content_rtitr":"","content_short_title":null,"content_summary":"The head of Iran’s nuclear negotiating team, Mohammad-Bagher Qalibaf, said claims that International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors have been granted access to nuclear sites that were bombed in the US-Israeli aggression are false.","content_summary_fill":1,"content_body":"Speaking on Wednesday evening in the second part of a televised interview that was originally broadcasted the previous night, Qalibaf said that inspectors are currently only permitted access to the Bushehr nuclear power plant and the Tehran research reactor.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nQalibaf said Parliament had passed legislation, which is backed by a Supreme National Security Council resolution, categorically prohibiting access to any sites that had been bombed and damaged.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n“At present, they are only entitled to access in two cases: the Bushehr power plant and the Tehran reactor,” he said.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nHe said Iran would grant no concessions beyond the access levels determined by the Supreme National Security Council, which held the legal authority to define the scope of permitted inspections and had already set that framework.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n“Access has been limited strictly to these two, and we are committed to that.”\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nOn the issue of Iran's frozen assets, He said the United States had repeatedly stated it would pay no money to the Islamic Republic of Iran, but following a visit to Qatar and mediation efforts that ensued, committed to releasing six billion dollars in frozen assets and assumed responsibility for the release of an additional six billion dollars.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nHe said that even during the Zurich talks in Switzerland, the acceleration of asset releases and the suspension of sanctions were achieved, adding that had Iran not gone to Zurich, such gains would not have materialized.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nTurning to the conditions attached to the understanding, Ghalibaf said the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei had, with prudence and courage, emphasized in a message that both he and the people were awaiting the fulfillment of the conditions of the memorandum of understanding.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n“Of course, had the conditions not been met, we would have fought.”\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nHe said there were those who contributed nothing to the country either through diplomacy or on the battlefield, but added: “I stand ready to both fight and conduct diplomacy.”\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n“Do not cause further distress, do not gargle Trump’s words, and allow the people to have peace and to take pride in the Islamic Republic,” he said.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nQalibaf, who also serves as Speaker of Parliament, said the enemy understood only the language of power and that Iran must engage with it from a position of strength, adding that avenging the martyred Imam meant the liberation of Al-Quds.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nHe said the current opportunity must be used to modernize the Armed Forces and improve the country’s economy, warning that weakness in this path would lead to humiliation.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n“But today, with the resolve of the people, we have answered the call of the martyred Imam and shown that Iran is strong,” he said.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nGharibabadi also addressed the scope of Iran-US negotiations, stating that talks between the Islamic Republic and Washington are confined strictly to the existing 14 clauses of the memorandum of understanding.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n“America cannot add a single clause to these 14 clauses during the negotiations,” he said.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nConcluding his remarks, Ghalibaf said he had a duty to serve all people of Iran regardless of their taste or religion, and that resolving economic problems and securing the country were obligations the government must fulfill.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nHe said unity was today more important than anything else, adding that a sacred alliance must be formed around the Leader of the Islamic Revolution.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n“There is no tent but the tent of guardianship, the tent of the Commander of the Faithful,” he said.","content_html":"

Speaking on Wednesday evening in the second part of a televised interview that was originally broadcasted the previous night, Qalibaf said that inspectors are currently only permitted access to the Bushehr nuclear power plant and the Tehran research reactor.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Qalibaf said Parliament had passed legislation, which is backed by a Supreme National Security Council resolution, categorically prohibiting access to any sites that had been bombed and damaged.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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“At present, they are only entitled to access in two cases: the Bushehr power plant and the Tehran reactor,” he said.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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He said Iran would grant no concessions beyond the access levels determined by the Supreme National Security Council, which held the legal authority to define the scope of permitted inspections and had already set that framework.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

 <\/p>\r\n\r\n

“Access has been limited strictly to these two, and we are committed to that.”<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

 <\/p>\r\n\r\n

On the issue of Iran's frozen assets, He said the United States had repeatedly stated it would pay no money to the Islamic Republic of Iran, but following a visit to Qatar and mediation efforts that ensued, committed to releasing six billion dollars in frozen assets and assumed responsibility for the release of an additional six billion dollars.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

 <\/p>\r\n\r\n

He said that even during the Zurich talks in Switzerland, the acceleration of asset releases and the suspension of sanctions were achieved, adding that had Iran not gone to Zurich, such gains would not have materialized.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

 <\/p>\r\n\r\n

Turning to the conditions attached to the understanding, Ghalibaf said the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei had, with prudence and courage, emphasized in a message that both he and the people were awaiting the fulfillment of the conditions of the memorandum of understanding.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

 <\/p>\r\n\r\n

“Of course, had the conditions not been met, we would have fought.”<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

 <\/p>\r\n\r\n

He said there were those who contributed nothing to the country either through diplomacy or on the battlefield, but added: “I stand ready to both fight and conduct diplomacy.”<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

 <\/p>\r\n\r\n

“Do not cause further distress, do not gargle Trump’s words, and allow the people to have peace and to take pride in the Islamic Republic,” he said.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

 <\/p>\r\n\r\n

Qalibaf, who also serves as Speaker of Parliament, said the enemy understood only the language of power and that Iran must engage with it from a position of strength, adding that avenging the martyred Imam meant the liberation of Al-Quds.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

 <\/p>\r\n\r\n

He said the current opportunity must be used to modernize the Armed Forces and improve the country’s economy, warning that weakness in this path would lead to humiliation.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

 <\/p>\r\n\r\n

“But today, with the resolve of the people, we have answered the call of the martyred Imam and shown that Iran is strong,” he said.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

 <\/p>\r\n\r\n

Gharibabadi also addressed the scope of Iran-US negotiations, stating that talks between the Islamic Republic and Washington are confined strictly to the existing 14 clauses of the memorandum of understanding.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

 <\/p>\r\n\r\n

“America cannot add a single clause to these 14 clauses during the negotiations,” he said.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

 <\/p>\r\n\r\n

Concluding his remarks, Ghalibaf said he had a duty to serve all people of Iran regardless of their taste or religion, and that resolving economic problems and securing the country were obligations the government must fulfill.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

 <\/p>\r\n\r\n

He said unity was today more important than anything else, adding that a sacred alliance must be formed around the Leader of the Islamic Revolution.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

 <\/p>\r\n\r\n

“There is no tent but the tent of guardianship, the tent of the Commander of the Faithful,” he said.<\/span><\/p>","content_source":"","content_url":"","content_date_start":"2026-07-02 11:22:14","content_date_event":"2026-07-02 11:22:14","content_date_event_start":null,"content_date_event_end":null,"content_show_title_slider":1,"content_date_last_edit":"2026-07-02 11:25:32","content_date_register":"2026-07-02 11:23:03","content_columns":0,"content_show_img":1,"content_show_details":0,"content_show_related_img":0,"content_show_slider":1,"content_comment":1,"content_score":0,"tag_id":0,"score_average":null,"score_count":null,"score_date_last":null,"uid":43,"eid":43,"attach_title":"Ghalibaf: Claims of IAEA access to bombed sites are false","attaches":[{"sizes":{"150":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202607\/571606_3754021894_150_84.webp","300":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202607\/571606_3754021894_300_169.webp","400":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202607\/571606_3754021894_400_225.webp","600":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202607\/571606_3754021894_600_338.webp","900":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202607\/571606_3754021894_900_507.webp","1200":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202607\/571606_3754021894_1000_563.jpg"},"ext":"jpg","file_media":1,"token":3754021894,"files":{"original":{"url":".\/file\/2\/attach\/202607\/571606_3754021894.jpg","width":1000,"height":563,"size":0}}}]}]]