Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has dismissed reports claiming that the Islamic Republic will invite the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to inspect its nuclear sites damaged in two rounds of US-Israeli aggression.

Referring to the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by Iran and the US with the aim of ending the war on Thursday, Baghaei told reporters on Friday that the document’s clause 8 stipulates that negotiations on the nuclear issue will be held within a 60-day period, News.Az reports, citing Iran's English-language Press TV.

“Of course, this will require the fulfilment of the prerequisites for starting negotiations in accordance with clause 13,” he said.

Baghaei stressed that, according to clause 9 of the MoU, the current status of Iran’s nuclear programme will be maintained during the 60-day period and, accordingly, inspections of facilities such as Bushehr, which have been conducted so far, will continue.

He added that inspections of facilities whose IAEA access was suspended due to what he described as US-Israeli aggression depend on the process of negotiations and their outcome.

According to Press TV, his remarks come as US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff claimed that Iran will invite the IAEA to inspect its nuclear facilities and begin work on identifying and disclosing the locations of enriched materials possessed by Tehran.

This came during a special briefing by Witkoff to congressional leaders and members of committees concerned with national security.

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