Iran denies any new nuclear‑inspection commitment after U.S. Vice‑President JD Vance’s optimistic statement that inspectors could return “as soon as today.”
\Spurred by a first‑round dialogue in Bürgenstock, Switzerland, Vance pledged that discussions with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) might resume this week. Iran’s foreign ministry, however, insisted that Tehran had made “no new commitments” and that any cooperation would follow existing parliamentary procedures.
\Meanwhile, the United States has issued a 60‑day sanctions waiver that temporarily lifts restrictions on Iranian crude, allowing direct shipment to the U.S. market and easing banking, insurance and transport links that had been severed for decades.
\Both sides agreed on a roadmap to a final deal within 60 days, but the two remain divided over the scope of inspections, the opening of the Strait of Hormuz and de‑confliction arrangements in Lebanon.
\A pivot in sanctions does not equal a pivot in commitment.
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