Commander: Iran Not to Allow Even ‘Restricted Access’ to Military Sites


Commander: Iran Not to Allow Even ‘Restricted Access’ to Military Sites

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A senior Iranian military commander underlined that the Islamic Republic will not allow any access to the country’s military centers even in a “restricted or controlled” form under the pretext of inspection of nuclear sites.

Speaking on Friday, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Brigadier General Massoud Jazayeri denounced continued remarks raised by some officials from the US and other members of the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany) about the inspection of Iran’s military sites.

“We will not allow any visiting of military centers, whether it is limited, controlled, non-free or in any other form,” the commander noted, adding that Iran's opposition to such a visit has repeatedly been emphasized by Iranian leadership and military commanders.

The remarks came a day after a top Iranian diplomat involved in the nuclear talks with six world powers, Seyed Abbas Araqchi, said If an agreement is reached between Iran and the Group 5+1 based on which the Additional Protocol would be implemented, any access given to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors will be "managed".

Araqchi underlined that what the Additional Protocol entails is "managed access" to nuclear facilities and that "in our view, managed access does not mean visiting or inspection."

Earlier on April 9, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei also categorically rejected foreign access to the country’s "security and defensive" sectors under the pretext of nuclear monitoring.

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