Trump: Iran has agreed to ‘N’ checks till infinity; no talks with IAEA, says Tehran
However, Iran denied starting talks on its nuclear program in talks mediated by Qatar and Pakistan and said it did not agree to invite back International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors.
IT WILL DECIDE ONLY THE USE OF THE ASSETS: IRAN
Foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said Tuesday that Iranian officials had not met with IAEA chief Rafael Grossi in Switzerland and had no plans for the U.N. nuclear watchdog to inspect Iran’s damaged nuclear facilities.
Trump responded by saying these were “protests and false statements.”
“Iran has fully agreed to top-level nuclear inspections for the long future (Eternity!!!),” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
He also said that all Iranian assets not frozen under the deal would be placed in an escrow account and used to purchase food and medical supplies from the United States “including Corn, Wheat, and Soybeans from our great American farmers.” Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva denied such a deal had been made earlier Tuesday. “Iran is the only country that decides what to do with its assets to be frozen, and therefore I reject any claims about whether any other country would have influence on these decisions or processes,” Ali Bahraini told reporters. he said.
ROADMAP FOR CONVERSATIONS
The conflicting statements highlighted the uncertainty facing negotiations to stop a war roiling West Asia.
Bahraini said “good progress” had been made in the talks and that two working groups would be established in the coming days to focus on the lifting of sanctions and Iran’s nuclear activities.
He told reporters that five parts of the initial agreement must be fully implemented before negotiations on the nuclear dossier and any role for the IAEA can begin.
CONFLICT IN LEBANON
The ambassador said Lebanon was a “non-negotiable” part of the interim agreement between the United States and Iran, which included the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanon.
A ceasefire has been largely in place in southern Lebanon since Sunday, but Lebanon’s Civil Defense and state media reported on Tuesday that Israeli fire killed two people. Hezbollah said the incident violated the ceasefire.
Israel said it would maintain a security zone in southern Lebanon and continue to take action to “neutralize” threats to Israeli soldiers and citizens.
Israel and Lebanon were to begin a new round of talks in Washington on Tuesday. Israeli attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon have killed thousands of people and displaced millions.
Hormuz Service Fee
In the statement made on Tuesday, it was stated that Iran and Oman will examine the costs to be charged for the services provided in the management of the Strait of Hormuz.
Tehran has repeatedly said it plans to charge what it calls a maritime service fee for crossing the strait, rather than a toll fee; The USA strongly opposed this plan.
In a joint statement on Tuesday, Iran and Oman stressed their “sovereign rights over their territorial waters”, but Muscat’s foreign minister said in X that both sides were committed to “free safe passage”. The statement stated that “the two foreign ministries agreed to continue the dialogue on this issue through a joint working group.” Agencies
