Tehran, June 24 -- Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi on Wednesday rejected comments made by the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), asserting that inspections of Tehran's nuclear sites would only be feasible following the final US-Iran deal.

Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi made the remarks on the social media platform X in response to statements made earlier in the day by the United Nations nuclear watchdog chief, Rafael Grossi, in Japan, indicating that UN inspectors would soon visit Iranian nuclear enrichment facilities.

Dismissing these claims, Gharibabadi wrote, "No meeting was held with Grossi in Switzerland, despite his request. Nor is there any plan for access to the facilities that wer...