The flag of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) flies in front of its headquarters in Vienna, Austria, May 28, 2015. Reuters/Heinz-Peter Bader/Files
Reuters: Iran rejects limited international access to military sites: agency
Iran will not allow even restricted outside access to its military sites under any nuclear accord with six powers, the deputy chief of its armed forces said on Friday, reaffirming Tehran's tough stance on the issue as the deadline for a deal looms.
Access for U.N. nuclear inspectors to Iranian military sites and the pace and timing of sanctions relief for Tehran are among several major disputes that Iran and the powers need to resolve before the self-imposed June 30 deadline for a final deal.
"Any kind of inspection of Iran's military sites, including managed and restricted access, is unacceptable," Brigader General Massoud Jazayeri was quoted by Tasnim news agency as saying.
Some senior Iranian negotiators had raised the possibility of some limited access, with Tehran in control of the process.
Update: Iranian Official: We Will Never Allow Inspections of Our Sites -- Arutz Sheva
WNU Editor: I have trouble understanding how a comprehensive nuclear deal can be done when inspections and verifications will not be permitted .... but this is the position that Iran is insisting on.