A high-ranking Iranian military commander says Tehran will never allow the inspection of its military sites as part of a possible nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries.
During the previous negotiations, the Iranian officials have explicitly andunequivocally expressed the prohibition of any inspection of [Irans] military and defense centers and facilities, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Brigadier General MasoudJazayeri said on Friday.
The American side's insistence on attending Irans military centers can be evaluated with regard to the repressed and unattainable wishes of the White House officials, he added.
His remarks came after US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter claimed that the inspection of Irans military facilities would be part of any final nuclear agreement between Tehran and the six world powers.
Such remarks either show the low understanding of the speaker or stem from the overwhelming bias of the American negotiating side, Jazayeri pointed out.
On Wednesday, Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan also rejected as falsemedia reports claiming that international inspectors would be granted access to Irans military sites based on a recent understandingbetween Tehran and the P5+1 on the Islamic Republic'snuclear program.
No such agreement has been reached and basically, visitingmilitary centers are among the red lines and no visit tothese centers will be allowed, Dehqan said.
Iran and P5+1 group of countries -Russia, China, France, Britain, the US and Germany -along with officials from the European Union reached a mutual understanding on Tehrans nuclear program after eight days of marathon talks in Switzerland last week.
Western media outlets have published reports and analyses containing interpretations of the understandingwhich contradict the version put forward by theIranian team of negotiators. The media reports are also based on a so-called fact sheet provided by the White House immediatelyafter the talks ended in the city ofLausanne.
Iran has categorically denied most of such claims. On Wednesday, Head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi said Tehran is preparing its own fact sheet to elucidate the terms of the agreement. He said the document is being prepared by Irans Foreign Ministry and will be released in the coming days.