U.S. and Iranian officials are disputing whether Iran has agreed to allow U.N. nuclear inspectors to examine certain nuclear sites, clouding negotiations over a permanent end to the war and renewed violence in the region. The disagreement comes as U.S. and Iran technical teams continue discussions following meetings in Switzerland, while Iran’s president meets Pakistani officials who are mediating talks. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei says U.N. inspectors are not scheduled to examine nuclear sites bombed by the U.S. last year, countering comments attributed to U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance. In response, U.S. President Donald Trump says on social media that Iran agreed to inspections long into the future and warns that without the concession there would be no further negotiations. Sources also describe parallel efforts to address shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, including a U.N.-linked plan to move stranded ships and thousands of crew members after Iran blocked the passage. The International Atomic Energy Agency has not publicly clarified its role, and responses to requests for comment were not available in the reports.
U.S. and Iran dispute nuclear inspection terms as talks aim to end war
U.S. and Iranian officials are disputing whether Iran has agreed to allow U.N. nuclear inspectors to examine certain nuclear sites, clouding negotiations over a permanent end to the war and renewed vi...
- The U.S. and Iran dispute whether Iran agreed to U.N. inspections of its nuclear sites.
- Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson says inspectors are not scheduled to examine nuclear sites bombed by the U.S. last year.
- U.S. officials, including President Donald Trump, say Iran agreed to inspections long into the future.
- Talks continue through U.S.–Iran technical discussions in Switzerland and Iranian engagement with Pakistani mediators.
- A separate plan is discussed to address shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, including moving stranded vessels and crews.
ISLAMABAD — The U.S. and Iran were in dispute Tuesday over whether Tehran had agreed to allow U.N. inspections of its nuclear sites. As officials negotiated over how to permanently end the war in Iran , a separate plan emerged to break the shipping bottleneck through the Strait of Hormuz. The disagreement over nuclear inspections came as Iran’s president met with Pakistani mediators and technical teams from the U.S. and Iran continued talks in Switzerland. A United Nations agency said Tuesday that a plan was underway to move stranded ships and their thousands of crew members through the strait — a vital passage for global energy supplies that Iran had blocked after the U.S. and Israel launched the war on Feb. 28. Earlier in the day, a spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, Esmail Baghaei, told reporters in Tehran that U.N. inspectors were not scheduled to examine nuclear sites bombed by the U.S. last year, rejecting comments made a day before by U.S. Vice President JD Vance. President Donald Trump told reporters Tuesday that if Iran had not agreed to inspections, he would cut
17 hours agoISLAMABAD — The U.S. and Iran were in dispute Tuesday over whether Tehran had agreed to allow U.N. inspectors to view bombed Iranian nuclear sites, as officials mediated talks on a permanent end to their war and violence broke out again in Lebanon. The differing accounts came as Iran’s president met with Pakistani officials mediating negotiations and while technical teams were working on details following talks in Switzerland between the U.S. and Iran. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei told reporters in Tehran that U.N. inspectors were not scheduled to examine the nuclear sites bombed by the U.S. last year, refuting comments made a day earlier by U.S. Vice President JD Vance. In response, President Donald Trump posted on social media that Iran had agreed to nuclear inspections long into the future, saying that without this concession “there would be no further negotiations!” The International Atomic Energy Agency has not responded to requests for comment over its possible role. It has been in and out of Iran since Israel’s 12-day war in 2025, but has not be
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