Full story
Trump vs Tehran on inspections
President Donald Trump said Iran had "fully and completely" agreed to allow nuclear inspections, while Tehran denied any plans for International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors to return to its bombed enrichment sites.
CNN reported Trump dismissed Iran’s claims that no visit has been scheduled for IAEA inspectors, saying Tehran had already agreed to the arrangement, as the dispute over inspections played out alongside US-Iran negotiations.
The CBS News live updates also said Vice President JD Vance told U.N. it would be "as soon as this week," while Trump said Tuesday there was "no rush."
In Pakistan, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said during a news conference that "The discussion over our missiles does not exist in the MoU, and it never will," defending Iran’s missile program as essential to national defense.
Strait of Hormuz leverage
Iran’s chief negotiator told state media Tuesday that the Strait of Hormuz will "never return to its pre-war conditions" and that Iran will maintain control of the vital waterway.
CNN said the UN’s maritime agency is launching an evacuation plan for over 11,000 seafarers stranded in the region, and it added that Iran and Oman formed a joint committee to discuss the waterway.
The Hill reported Sen. Lindsey Graham predicted Trump would take the Strait of Hormuz "by force" if negotiations fail, and Graham said the U.S. would "obliterate" Iran if Iran contests control of the strait.
NBC News described the Switzerland talks as establishing a road map "towards reaching a final deal within 60 days" and said talks were scheduled to continue for the rest of the week after the first round ended in Bürgenstock, Switzerland.
Congress, attacks, and next steps
The CBS News updates said the Senate on Tuesday approved a House-passed war powers resolution on Iran in a 50 to 48 vote, directing the president to "remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran" unless Congress declares war or authorizes military force.
NBC News reported that the U.S. and Iran, along with mediating parties, established a road map for reaching a final deal within 60 days during Sunday’s talks in Switzerland, with officials from the U.S. including Vice President JD Vance present alongside Iran and mediating nations Qatar and Pakistan.
NBC News also said Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi told on X that the meeting delivered "major progress to end [the] Lebanon War," while fighting in southern Lebanon between Iranian-backed Hezbollah and Israel continued.
CNN said Israel-Lebanon talks were happening in Washington, DC, as a fresh round aimed to end deadly fighting in Lebanon between Hezbollah and Israel, and it noted Hezbollah accused Israel of a "blatant violation" of the US-Iran 14-point ceasefire plan after Lebanon’s Health Ministry said Israeli attacks killed two people on Tuesday.
