US Wants Iran To Allow UN Nuclear Inspectors Into Bombed Sites, Says Axios

American officials hope Iran will invite UN inspectors to damaged nuclear sites after the first round of talks. Washington also signals readiness to unfreeze billions in Iranian assets.

The American negotiating team wants Iran to invite United Nations inspectors into nuclear facilities sites that US and Israeli forces struck during recent strikes. That’s according to Axios, which cited unnamed sources familiar with the talks.

Multi-Nation Talks Set For Switzerland

Delegations from Iran and the United States will sit down together this weekend. Mediator nations Pakistan and Qatar are also sending representatives. The discussions are expected to kick off in Bürgenstock, Switzerland, on Sunday.

Axios reported a clear US goal for round one. The outlet quoted the expectation directly: “””The US would like Iran to invite UN inspectors to visit its nuclear sites that were bombed by the US and Israel as a result of the first round of talks.”””

Washington Signals Financial Concessions

In exchange, the US appears willing to loosen its grip on frozen Iranian funds. Axios reported Washington could release part of these assets including six billion dollars currently held in Qatar for humanitarian purposes.

US Vice President JD Vance has already left Washington for Switzerland. Waiting there are special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, son-in-law of President Donald Trump. Iran’s delegation has also touched down and is now heading toward Bürgenstock for the negotiations.

Background: Months Of Military Conflict

Since late February, Israel and the US carried out a military campaign against Iranian nuclear infrastructure. Strikes hit the Natanz enrichment facility, a heavy-water complex in Khondab, and a uranium concentrate plant in Ardakan in southern Iran.

Iran and the US remotely signed a memorandum overnight on June 18. That agreement effectively ends the military conflict that began February 28. It also set timelines: the US will lift its naval blockade, while Iran restores shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Both countries committed to negotiating further within sixty days.

Pakistan’s prime minister already flew to Switzerland ahead of the talks, underscoring the mediating role Islamabad is playing alongside Doha in this fragile diplomatic process.