Vice President JD Vance said Monday that nuclear inspectors will be allowed back into Iran as part of a deal with the U.S.to end the monthslong war in the Middle East.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.“Yes, absolutely,” Vance told NBC News’ Tom Llamas in an interview.
“In fact, one of the core parts of the agreement is that the [International Atomic Energy Agency] and the United States are going to help Iran destroy the highly enriched stockpile, and that’s something that’s spelled out very clearly” in the memorandum of understanding, or MOU, he added.The text of the MOU — a framework to end the war that was agreed to by both countries — will be released after a formal signing ceremony Friday in Switzerland, Vance said, confirming a timeline shared by President Donald Trump.Add NBC News to GoogleTrump says the Strait of Hormuz will be 'completely open' by Friday01:26“There’s some technical details to work out, not related to the text of the MOU itself, but the implementation,” Vance said when asked why the text could not be shared sooner.“We talked with the Iranians and consulted with a number of folks in the region — the Qataris and the Pakistanis were very helpful in mediating this particular deal — and that’s when the president decided that he wanted to come out with it.”A portion of the interview with the vice president will be broadcast Monday on “NBC Nightly News,” with an extended version airing on NBC News NOW’s “Top Story with Tom Llamas.”A start date for the nuclear inspections could also be hashed out Friday, Vance said.“But our expectation is that … because there’s broad agreement on this, there isn’t a whole lot of disagreement on this particular issue, that should happen very quickly,” the vice president added.
“Again, if the Iranians comply, benefits will flow to them, and that’s what we hope to see.We want them to behave l...