President Donald Trump said Iran has agreed to extensive nuclear inspections as part of negotiations with Washington, while Iranian officials publicly denied that inspectors would be allowed into damaged nuclear sites.
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President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Iran has agreed to sweeping nuclear inspections as negotiations between Washington and Tehran move forward under a 60-day diplomatic process aimed at reaching a broader settlement.
Trump made the announcement in a Truth Social post, saying Iran “has fully and completely agreed to highest level Nuclear inspections” and framing the reported commitment as a major breakthrough in talks over Tehran’s nuclear program.
The president said the inspections would continue “long into the future (Infinity!!!)” and argued that such oversight would be required for negotiations to proceed.
“This will insure ‘Nuclear Honesty,’” Trump wrote. “If they did not agree to this, there would be no further negotiations.”
Trump’s statement came as Iranian officials offered a conflicting account of the talks. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said earlier Tuesday that Tehran had no plan to allow International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors into key nuclear facilities damaged during last year’s U.S. and Israeli military strikes. Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations also denied that Tehran had made a decision to grant inspectors access to those sites.
The disagreement over inspections surfaced as diplomatic efforts accelerated after Washington and Tehran reached a memorandum of understanding intended to move the countries toward a settlement following a conflict that destabilized the Middle East and rattled global markets.
Negotiators are now working through a 60-day process expected to address Iran’s nuclear program, sanctions relief and regional security arrangements.
Trump said the talks were moving in a positive direction and claimed Iran had made “major concessions” beyond the inspection issue.
The president also said he agreed to allow the Strait of Hormuz to remain open without a renewed U.S. naval blockade. He warned, however, that American forces remain positioned to restore the blockade if necessary.
“Talks are going well!” Trump wrote.
Another point of dispute involves Iranian funds that could be released through sanctions relief. Trump said any released money would be held in escrow under U.S. control and used only to purchase food and medical supplies from American producers, including corn, wheat and soybeans grown by U.S. farmers.
“This is a humanitarian crisis, and I feel it is necessary to help, NOW, before it is too late,” Trump wrote.
Iranian officials have described the matter differently, insisting that Tehran would decide how any unfrozen assets are spent.
Despite the public disagreement between the two governments, negotiators and regional mediators expressed optimism Tuesday that the talks could produce a broader and more durable agreement in the coming weeks.
The negotiations remain focused on whether the United States and Iran can resolve inspection access, sanctions relief, asset controls and security arrangements after months of conflict and uncertainty across the region.
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