Iran says no visits to its nuclear facilities are planned as it meets with the U.N. atomic watchdog on Monday, according to Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.

“Negotiations with the IAEA will be held tomorrow to determine a framework for cooperation,” he said on his Telegram account,
adding, “A Deputy Director General of Grossi will come to Tehran tomorrow, while there are no plans to visit any nuclear sites until we reach a framework.”

Since Israel’s strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites during a 12-day conflict in June, inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have been barred from accessing facilities — despite IAEA chief Rafael Grossi naming inspections as his top priority. Tehran accuses the agency of laying the groundwork for the bombings through a critical May 31 report, which prompted the IAEA’s 35-nation board to rule Iran in breach of its non-proliferation commitments.

Iran, which denies seeking nuclear weapons, says it remains committed to the Non-Proliferation Treaty. However, a law passed last month suspends cooperation with the IAEA, requiring any future inspections to be approved by the Supreme National Security Council.

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