U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff said Iran has agreed to allow inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to return to key nuclear facilities, marking a potentially significant step in efforts to revive monitoring of Tehran's nuclear program.
Speaking amid renewed diplomatic efforts between Washington and Tehran, which Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei claims he personally authorized, Witkoff indicated that Iranian officials had invited the U.N. nuclear watchdog to inspect sites linked to the country's nuclear activities. The move comes after a prolonged standoff in which IAEA inspectors were denied access to several facilities, including sites damaged during military strikes in 2025.
