# Grossi says IAEA will return to Iran's sites, but timing 'not essential'
> The agency chief plays down the clock on inspections as Washington and Tehran send conflicting signals about what the June 17 deal requires

**Meta:** type: story · date: 2026-06-25 · heads: युद्ध असल में कैसे खत्म होते हैं, जो वे नहीं कह रहे · 2 takes · 2 lenses · 1 regions

## Summary

[Iaea](/hi/entity/iaea) director general Rafael Grossi said on June 25 the agency will return to inspect [Iran](/hi/entity/iran)'s nuclear sites as agreed, but he saw no urgency on timing. The remark followed days of conflicting messaging: US Vice President JD Vance said on June 22 that Iran had again agreed to inspections, while [United States](/hi/entity/united-states) and Iranian officials publicly disputed on June 23 whether Tehran had committed to that at all. The [June 17 memorandum](/hi/n/iran-us-ceasefire-mou) suspends hostilities for 60 days but sets no timeframe for renewed IAEA access, deferring enrichment questions to a final deal. Iranian officials have said they will not let inspectors into sites bombed in 2025.

## Why it matters

Inspection access is the trust test of the [ceasefire framework](/hi/n/iran-us-ceasefire-mou). Grossi lowering the temperature buys negotiating room, but the unresolved gap over the bombed enrichment sites is where the deal could still break, with [Donald Trump](/hi/entity/donald-trump) facing Republican critics who call the memorandum too generous.

## What to watch

- Whether IAEA inspectors actually deploy within Grossi's loose "ten days" window.
- Tehran's position on access to the previously struck enrichment facilities.
- Any US move to recertify or walk back the 60-day suspension.

## Regional takes (batched by bias / lens)

### US network, live updates
- **CBS News** (United States, en) — Quotes IAEA director general Rafael Grossi saying inspections of Iranian sites will proceed as set out in the memorandum, but the exact day is flexible, easing the impression of a hard deadline after Washington and Tehran disputed what Iran had agreed to.
  > "Whether this happens the day after tomorrow or in one week or in ten days, it's important, but not essential. This is going to happen."
  Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/us-iran-trump-deal-nuclear-inspections-iaea-timing-not-essential/

### unlabelled
- **NBC News** (United States, en) — 
  Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/trump-iran-war-nuclear-inspections-israel-lebanon-iaea-vance-rcna351335

## Across the graph
- Related: [[iran-us-ceasefire-mou]], [[iran-nuclear-iaea-access-standoff]], [[iran-iaea-non-compliance]], [[iran-nuclear-iaea-dispute-june2026]]
- Entities: Iran, Iaea, United States, Donald Trump

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