Washington, United States. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Iran had agreed to long-term nuclear inspections and that unfrozen Iranian assets would be used for humanitarian purchases from the United States, despite denials from Tehran.
The statements came after Washington agreed to waive sanctions on Iran for 60 days from Monday following a first round of talks under a peace deal reached last week to end more than three months of war.
U.S. says talks advanced
U.S. Vice President JD Vance said talks with Iranian officials in the Swiss mountain resort of Buergenstock had laid a good foundation for a final accord and that Tehran had agreed to allow nuclear inspectors back into the country.
The talks were mediated by Qatar and Pakistan.
Iran rejects inspection and nuclear talk claims
Iran denied that it had begun discussions on its nuclear program during the talks and said it had not agreed to invite back International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said on Tuesday that Iranian officials had not held a meeting 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 responds to Iranian denials
Trump said on Tuesday that Iran’s denials were “protestations and false statements.”
In a post on Truth Social, he said, “Iran has fully and completely agreed to highest level Nuclear inspections long into the future (Infinity!!!).”
Dispute over use of unfrozen assets
Trump also said any Iranian assets unfrozen under the deal would be placed in an escrow account and used to buy 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 had earlier on Tuesday denied that there had been any such agreement.