A nuclear deal with Iran will not be implemented as long as the International Atomic Energy Agency continues to investigate undeclared nuclear sites, a spokesman for the Islamic Republic's negotiating team said on Tuesday.
"No deal will be implemented before the IAEA Board of Governors PERMANENTLY closes the false accusations file," Seyed Mohammad Marandi tweeted.
Marandi also wrote that "Iran's nuclear program will not be dismantled," though that was not reported to be part of the deal.
Iran and the nuclear deal
The Iranian representative made the statement in response to a Reuters response that Iran dropped its demand to close the probe. Iran did not comment on the IAEA investigation in its response to the latest draft of the nuclear deal, which it sent to the EU last week. READ MORE