NCRI – The spokesman of the Iranian regime’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has stated that “access to military sites will not be allowed under any circumstance” to international nuclear inspectors.
IRGC Brig. Gen. Massoud Jazayeri, the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, claimed that the issue of inspections of Iranian military sites was never within the framework of an international nuclear agreement, the state-run Sepah News reported on Friday.
The P5+1 – Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the U.S. – have been negotiating with the Iranian regime to reach a long-term deal under which Tehran would its curb nuclear activities in exchange for sanctions relief.
The spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) claimed on Friday that “not too many issues remain” and that many of the technical issues have been resolved.
He also claimed that the negotiating team is relying on the “path of dialogue” and observing the Iranian regime’s redlines for an agreement, the state-run Tabnak news website reported.
Separately, the state-run Fars News Agency quoted the head of the AEOI as saying: “There is a high chance for an agreement in the Austrian capital.”
Ali Akbar Salehi added that both sides are making progress in narrowing down the differences.
The head of the Iranian regime’s armed forces Maj. Gen. Hassan Firouzabadi said on Friday: “I am not optimistic about America and the negotiations.’”
Firouzabadi stated: “Our negotiators are like front-line fighters during night operations…until the end, they must resist with the red lines” of the regime.