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Nuclear inspectors and talks
Vice President JD Vance said Iran would allow nuclear inspectors to return to the country after what he called a "very, very good" in Switzerland, while Iran’s foreign ministry said real negotiations on the "nuclear issue" haven’t yet started.
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Mediators said the two sides agreed to establish a line of communication to avoid "incidents and miscommunication" in the Strait of Hormuz to help ensure safe transit for commercial vessels.
Vance also said the U.S. and Iran agreed to create a "deconfliction cell" to ensure the U.S.-Iran agreement’s call for a ceasefire on all fronts, including in Lebanon, is respected.
Iran’s lead negotiator Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, who is also the speaker of Iran's parliament, told Iran state media on a plane on his way back from Switzerland, "Hopefully we can activate the strait again, in terms of passage, and bring prosperity back to regional and global economy".
Strait of Hormuz dispute
The Guardian said Iran agreed to allow UN nuclear inspectors back into the country as part of an agreement under which Washington will lift sanctions on Tehran’s oil exports and the strait of Hormuz will reopen, while Vance said it was a "major milestone for the American people".
CNN reported that Iran said it is closing the vital waterway in response to renewed Israeli strikes in Lebanon, and the U.S. military denied Iran’s claim to control the strait.
CNN also said President Donald Trump threatened to impose US tolls in the shipping lane if a deal with Tehran is not ultimately reached, as talks in Switzerland faced pressure from fighting in Lebanon.
In the same reporting, an Iranian official told CNN that ending the conflict in Lebanon is "the most important item on the Iranian delegation’s agenda," and that Tehran does not consider the next phase of negotiations started until Lebanon is addressed.
Lebanon ceasefire and leverage
NPR said the U.S. and Iran agreed to a "road map" to reach a final deal within 60 days and establish a communication line "to avoid incidents" in the Strait of Hormuz, with an "immediate commencement of technical talks."
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NPR reported that Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said "major progress" had been made to end the war in Lebanon and that a "de-confliction cell" was the "1st real test" of the negotiating process.
In CBS News, Trump said the Strait of Hormuz is "totally open" and insisted more oil is flowing through the strait than ever before, while Rubio spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun about solidifying a ceasefire and future talks.
The Times of India quoted a warning from a Khamenei aide that Iran negotiators should "not forget enmity" as the U.S.-Iran talks continued, while the same report said more than 4,000 people in Lebanon have been killed in Israeli strikes since the latest Israel-Hezbollah conflict erupted in March.
