Trump says Iran agreed to nuclear inspections, Tehran denies deal
Trump says Iran will face consequences if it blocks inspectors, while Tehran denies agreeing to expanded access and rejects U.S. claims on frozen assets.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump claimed Iran agreed to "infinite" nuclear inspections, but Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei immediately denied the assertion, rejecting any plans for IAEA oversight of damaged nuclear facilities.
- Washington and Tehran signed a memorandum of understanding in Switzerland last week, initiating a 60-day peace process after more than three months of war. The U.S. Treasury issued a sanctions waiver valid until August 21 authorizing Iranian crude oil exports.
- Trump stated unfrozen assets worth $12 billion would be held in escrow for U.S. agricultural purchases including "Corn, Wheat, and Soybeans." Iran's UN ambassador Ali Bahreini rejected this, insisting "Iran is the only country to decide what to do with its assets."
- Maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz recovered on Monday with 35 commodity carriers transiting the waterway, a record since war began. Mediators established a "de-confliction cell" to address fighting in southern Lebanon and ensure safe passage for commercial ships.
- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in Islamabad on Tuesday for mediated talks on regional peace. Officials caution the 60-day process remains fragile, with success dependent on precise implementation of agreed obligations as both nations continue clashing over inspections and asset control.
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The recent peace negotiations between Iran and the U.S. have generated all sorts of statements, the most recent of which contradicts Donald Trump himself, who claimed that the Middle East country accepted nuclear inspections.The Iranian government points out that this is false, as it did not accept any nuclear inspection by the U.S. or any other international entity, denying any concession that violates its national sovereignty.Iran and the U.S.…
An Iranian diplomat confirmed that no inspections of Iranian nuclear facilities would take place before a final agreement is reached with the United States, denying reports that international inspections were about to resume in the country.
Trump Says Iran Privately Signaled Flexibility On Nuclear Inspections
(Washington, DC) – President Trump says Iran is publicly resisting nuclear inspectors while privately signaling a different position to U.S. negotiators. The issue is central to any durable nuclear arrangement. International inspectors are the mechanism used to verify uranium stockpiles, enrichment levels and whether facilities are being used in ways that violate an agreement. Trump argued that Tehran knows it is in the wrong and suggested that …
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