Iran says no new commitments on nuclear sites after Vance says inspectors to be invited back
Iran has denied Vice President J.D. Vance’s claim that it would allow nuclear inspectors back into the country after the first round of talks between Washington and Tehran to reach a final agreement to end the war.
After talks in Switzerland, Vance said talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) could be held “as soon as possible” [Monday]”.
However, Iran’s foreign ministry told state media that Tehran had “made no new commitment” on nuclear inspections.
Iran and the United States continued to share conflicting statements on the nuclear issue on Tuesday.
Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said there were no plans to allow inspectors access to nuclear sites bombed by the United States and Israel last year.
US President Donald Trump said Iran “completely and completely consented” to the inspections, despite Iran’s “protests and false statements to the contrary.”
“If they don’t accept this, there will be no further negotiations!” shared on social media.
Meanwhile, the United States temporarily waived sanctions, allowing Iran to sell oil in US dollars for the first time in decades.
In a joint statement issued on Monday, mediators Qatar and Pakistan said the United States and Iran had agreed on “a roadmap to reach a final agreement within 60 days” after the first round of talks in the Swiss resort of Bürgenstock.
Vance said the talks laid “a very good foundation.”
The US vice president said the teams discussed reopening the Strait of Hormuz and “de-conflicting for a regional ceasefire.”
The 60-day sanctions waiver the U.S. Treasury issued on Monday removes key pillars of Washington’s long-standing embargo that has historically choked Tehran’s economy.
The emergency license allows the production, sale and delivery of Iranian crude oil and petrochemical products until August 21.
With the easing of sanctions, Iranian oil can even be imported directly to the USA.
It unlocks banking, insurance and transportation and dismantles the complex networks Iran previously used to sell crude oil.
