Iran, IAEA to issue a joint statement within hours - Iranian official tells Nournews

Iran and the U.N. nuclear watchdog will shortly issue a joint statement in which the views of Tehran and the international body have been taken into account, an Iranian official told Nournews.

"With the agreement reached, the legal and technical approach will be further strengthened in the continuation of cooperation between the two sides," the unnamed official told the website, which is affiliated to Iran's Revolutionary Guards.

The International Atomic Energy Agency's chief Rafael Grossi is in Tehran to seek access for inspectors to two suspected former atomic sites. (Writing by Parisa Hafezi; Editing by Jon Boyle)