Iran cannot be expected to ensure usual cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, and the security of agency inspectors cannot be guaranteed days after nuclear sites were hit by Israeli and US strikes, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday.
Earlier on Monday, the French government condemned what it described as "threats" made against the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency nuclear energy watchdog, and reiterated its call on Iran to guarantee the safety of IAEA staff on its territory.
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi indicated on Friday that Tehran may reject any request by the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog for visits to Iranian nuclear sites.
IAEA's Grossi says Iran could produce enriched uranium within months
IAEA chief Rafael Grossi was quoted on Sunday as saying Iran could be producing enriched uranium within a few months, raising doubts about how effective US strikes to destroy Tehran's nuclear program have been.
"The capacities they have are there. They can have, you know, in a matter of months, I would say, a few cascades of centrifuges spinning and producing enriched uranium, or less than that," Grossi told CBS News in an interview.
"Frankly speaking, one cannot claim that everything has disappeared and there is nothing there," he added, according to the transcript of an interview on "Face the Nation" with Margaret Brennan due to air on Sunday.
US officials have stated that their strikes obliterated key nuclear sites in Iran, although US President Donald Trump said on Friday he would consider bombing Iran again if Tehran is enriching uranium to worrisome levels.
This is a developing story.