Middle East crisis live: Trump claims Iran has agreed to nuclear inspections ‘long into future’, accusing Tehran of ‘false statements’
US president says Tehran has committed to ‘nuclear honesty’, while Iran’s foreign ministry says there are no plans for IAEA to inspect sites bombed by US and Israel last year Oman and Iran said in a statement that the two countries will form a team to reach an agreement on “administration of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz ” and associated costs and services, Reuters reports. The two states will hold talks with coastal countries and other concerned parties, the statement said.
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07.28 EDTTrump: Iran has 'fully and completely' agreed to highest level nuclear inspectionsDonald Trump posted on social media on Tuesday that Iran has “fully and completely” agreed to the “highest level nuclear inspections long into the future (Infinity!!!)”.“This will insure ‘Nuclear Honesty’,” Trump added. Had Iran not agreed to this, he wrote, “there would be no further negotiations!”“Based on this and other major concessions being made by Iran, I have agreed to allow the Hormuz Strait to remain OPEN, with no further Naval Blockade,” Trump said.
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