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Witkoff tells US lawmakers Iran will invite UN nuclear watchdog to inspect nuclear sites
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Iran will invite the UN’s nuclear watchdog agency to inspect its nuclear sites and begin work on identifying and uncovering the locations of Tehran’s enriched material, US President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff tells US lawmakers in a private briefing.
The briefing is described by two people familiar with the conversation who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to share the closed-door details.
Witkoff tells congressional leadership and members of national security-related committees that the memorandum of understanding that the US struck with Iran does not include any side deals, but a side letter was drafted between Tehran and the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency extending the invitation.
Witkoff discloses the existence of the letter and invitation in the briefing, according to the people.
Witkoff says the letter to IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi will enable him to bring US nuclear inspectors to Tehran.
The Times of Israel Community.