International inspectors should be the only investigators to monitor Iran�s nuclear sites, US House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce said in a press release in response to media reports that Iran can use its own inspectors.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik)�� Earlier on�Wednesday, the Associated Press reported that Iran will be able to�use its own inspectors to�investigate any signs of�nuclear weapons at�its controversial Parchin facility.

"The standard of 'anywhere, anytime' inspections�� so critical to�a viable agreement�� has dropped to�when Iran wants, where Iran wants, on�Iran's terms," Royce stated on�Wednesday. "International inspections should be done by�international inspectors. Period."

In mid-July, the P5+1 group of�countries and Iran reached a comprehensive nuclear agreement on�keeping Tehran's nuclear program peaceful in�exchange for�sanctions relief. But Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency signed a separate side deal pertaining to�the nuclear verification regime.

"For weeks, Congress has been demanding access to�this document to�assess the viability of�the inspections measures. Congress must now consider whether this unprecedented arrangement will keep Iran from�cheating. This is a dangerous farce."

Similarly, House Speaker John Boehner urged the Obama administration not to�trust Iran to�inspect its own sites.

"Why should Iran be trusted to�carry out�its own nuclear inspections at�a military site it tried to�hide from�the world? How does this not set a precedent for�future inspections at�suspicious military sites in�Iran?"

Senator John Cronyn said allowing Iran to�inspect its own sites is "naive and incredibly reckless."

"This revelation only reinforces the deep-seated concerns the American people have about�the agreement," Cronyn said.

The Republican-controlled Congress has until�September 17 to�review and accept or reject the nuclear agreement with�Iran.

President Obama has threatened to�veto any resolution of�disapproval from�Congress. In order to�block a presidential veto, both the Senate and House of�Representatives would have to�secure a two-thirds majority vote.

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