Pezeshkian tells CBS Iran will allow UN nuclear inspectors back

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said Iran would allow United Nations nuclear inspectors back into the country, in an interview with CBS News’ Face the Nation recorded on Friday.

Asked directly by Margaret Brennan whether Iran would permit inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency to return, Pezeshkian replied: “That is absolutely correct.” He qualified the offer, saying Iran and the inspectors could “reach accords and agreements” on the issue within negotiations, leaving the precise scope and conditions to be determined.

Pezeshkian said Tehran was prepared to allow inspections as part of talks with the United States, but made clear any diplomatic reset would depend on Washington accepting Iran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restart nuclear talks.

He again denied Iran seeks a nuclear weapon, describing weapons of mass destruction as religiously forbidden — “haram”.

Pezeshkian also told CBS that Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was “completely healthy” and had recovered from face and leg injuries, saying he had recently met him twice, including a session of more than seven hours.

The comments follow the collapse of a 60-day ceasefire with Washington in July and come as the IAEA has said it cannot obtain information from Iran on the status of its declared nuclear material or conduct in-field verification.

Sources

• Times Now on the CBS Face the Nation interview: https://www.timesnownews.com/world/middle-east/pezeshkian-says-iran-ready-to-allow-un-nuclear-inspections-if-us-accepts-hormuz-proposal-article-156227685
• Roya News on the CBS interview: https://en.royanews.tv/news/74153/Pezeshkian-tells-CBS-Khamenei-is-‘completely-healthy’
• Face the Nation transcript (via freshblognews): https://freshblognews.com/transcript-iranian-president-masoud-pezeshkian-face-the-nation-transcript-09-27-2026/