President Donald Trump said the United States has Iran “down 100 percent” in agreeing to nuclear inspections by the U.N. nuclear watchdog, even though reports say Iran has denied this.
“They’re wrong, they know they’re wrong,” Trump told reporters Tuesday as he deplaned in Pennsylvania on his way to tour a Mack Trucks facility.
“If they were right, I’d cancel the meetings right now,” Trump said of the comments from Iranian officials.
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“They’ve been decimated, and we’re making a deal with them, and we’ll see how that all goes,” he said.
Talks with Iran are occurring in Switzerland this week, although different factions have emerged in Iran over the path forward for the Middle Eastern nation.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance stated on Monday that Iran would allow nuclear inspectors with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) back into the country, but Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei denied this on Tuesday—even after threats from Trump if Iran didn’t live up to its agreement.
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