International nuclear plant inspectors will return to Iran under the agreement with the United States to end the months of war in the Middle East, made clear, in statements made by J.D. Vance..
"Yes, absolutely," replied the American vice president in an interview with NBC News. ‘In fact, one of the key points of the agreement is that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the United States will help Iran destroy its high-enrichment uranium stock and this is clearly described in the memorandum of understanding’, add.
The text of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) — a framework for ending the war agreed by the two countries — will be released after the official signing ceremony to be held Friday in Switzerland, Vance said, confirming the timetable announced by the president Donald Trump.
‘There are certain technical details to be settled, not in relation to the text of the memorandum itself, but with its implementation’, said the vice president when asked why the document cannot be made public earlier.
⚡️🇺🇸🇮🇷 — US Vice President JD Vance confirmed that international nuclear inspectors will "absolutely" be permitted to return to Iran, labeling the decision a central component of the freshly signed US-Iran memorandum of understanding — NBC News.
"We discussed with Iranians and consulted several factors in the area. Qatari and Pakistanis helped significantly to broker this particular agreement and then the president decided he wanted to move on to its announcement", add.
Nuclear plant inspections
Vance said that on Friday the timetable for reopening nuclear inspections could also be established.
"Our assessment is that, because there is broad agreement on the matter and there are no serious disagreements, this will happen very quickly", note.
"If Iranians comply, they will get the corresponding benefits and that is what we hope to see. We want them to act like a normal country. I want them to have a successful country, but only if they do what is required to commit in the long term that they will not build a nuclear weapon," stressed.
The answer to Obama
U.S. Vice President was also invited to comment on recent reservations expressed by former president Barack Obama.
In an interview in "Good Morning America" The ABC, Obama had expressed doubts that any agreement of the Trump administration with Iran would be ‘significantly different or substantial improvement’ in relation to the agreement negotiated by his own government in 2015. Trump had withdrawn the US from so-called Joint Integrated Action (JCPOA) during his first term of office.
“First of all, I think this is fundamentally wrong”, replied the Vance. "If you return to Obama's JCPOA deal, what he did was face an Iranian nuclear program that had been accelerated and effectively bribed the Iranians to contain it. We are in a completely different position. The Iranian nuclear programme has been completely destroyed and what we are saying is: commit in the long term that you will not rebuild it and then you will receive the benefits that accompany this commitment."
The transit fees in the Straits of Hormuz
Vance also devalued the importance of Iran's plans to impose charges on ships passing through Straits of Hormuz. The reopening of the seaway without tolls is considered crucial for the sustainability of the agreement.
JD Vance Addresses Navigation Fees in the Strait of Hormuz!
"We are not going to allow a system where ships are charged for translating the Strait of Hormuz."
NBC News anchor asked J.D. Vance about reports of potential navigation feeds through the Strait of Hormuz, inquire:... pic.twitter. com/nDxmmdEcZG— Andrea Shaffer, Anti-Marxist Warrior (@Andreafreedom76) June 16, 2026
‘First of all, the agreement provides that for the 60 days in which negotiations on the final agreement will take place, there will be free passage without charge to and from the Straits of Hormuz’, stated.
"It is clear that certain circles within Iran will try to emphasize or even overemphasize the benefits their country derives, while lowering the benefits that the United States secures," add.
The location of Tehran
In an announcement published Monday on platform X, Iran's president, Masud Pezeskian, described the framework of the agreement "significant step to end war and start negotiations".
At the same time, he stressed that ‘a final agreement has not yet been reached’, stressing that the talks are still ongoing.