US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that Iran had begun large-scale nuclear inspections and that the freed Iranian assets should be used to solve the country’s humanitarian crisis. As reported by Reuters, Tehran denies these claims and refuses to allow inspectors access to its nuclear facilities.
With his statements, Trump questioned the position of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It previously declared that it would not allow International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors to enter Iran’s nuclear facilities damaged during the war with the United States and Israel.
Disputed inspections
The White House chief claimed on Truth Social that despite Iran’s protests and what he said were false claims to the contrary, Tehran is fully and fully committed to top-level nuclear inspections for a long time into the future. He added that without such a commitment, it would not be possible to continue further negotiations.
At the same time, Trump announced that based on this and other concessions from Iran, he agreed to keep the Strait of Hormuz open without further naval blockade. However, he pointed out that American ships remain on standby in case the blockade is renewed, which he currently considers highly unlikely.
Record transit of oil
In another post, the president said that tankers transported a record volume of 19 million barrels of oil through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. However, he did not provide further details on this number.
The company Kpler, which monitors maritime transport, drew attention to the high level of traffic in the strategic strait shortly before. According to its data, at least 36 cargo ships with raw materials passed through the strait on Monday, the most since the war in the Middle East began in late February.
Dispute over sanctions
Trump also spoke on Truth Social about frozen Iranian funds to be released as part of the agreement between Washington and Tehran to end the conflict. He claimed that the money or sanctions released by the US Treasury Department will go to a US-controlled escrow and will be used exclusively to buy food and medical supplies from the United States.
According to Trump, these resources are to be used for commodities such as corn, wheat and soybeans, which, according to him, Iran urgently needs. He described the situation as a humanitarian crisis, in which, according to him, it is necessary to act immediately, and added that the negotiations with Iran are going well.
Tehran claims control
However, Iran rejects Washington’s interpretation. Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, Ali Bahraini, told reporters in Geneva on Tuesday that the use of freed Iranian assets will be solely decided by Tehran.
The diplomat emphasized that the only country that will determine how to deal with the freed funds is Iran. He rejected all claims by the United States that any other country should have any influence on Iranian decision-making or relevant processes.
