Trump asserts Iran pact on nuclear checks, Tehran rejects accord

US President Donald Trump maintained on Tuesday that Iran consented to nuclear inspections extending far into the future, even as Iranian officials denied any such agreement.

Trump further noted in an early morning social media message that American vessels would stay positioned in the Strait of Hormuz to enable a potential return to blocking Iranian ports if required.

"This will ensure 'Nuclear Honesty,'" Trump posted on Truth Social.

"If they did not agree to this, there would be no further negotiations," he stated.

"Based on this and other major concessions being made by Iran, I have agreed to allow the Hormuz Strait to remain OPEN, with no further Naval Blockade. However, all ships are remaining in place should it be necessary to reinstitute the Blockade, which seems, at this point, highly unlikely," he added.

In another Truth Social message, Trump highlighted what he described as a record volume of oil passing through the strait.

"19 Millions Barrels of Oil flowed out of the Hormuz Strait yesterday, an all time RECORD. Oil prices are tumbling down, and the World is a much safer place!!!" Trump wrote.

Iran meets with IAEA head Grossi

At the same time, Iran did not conduct a meeting with International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi in Switzerland and has no plans for the UN nuclear watchdog to examine Iran's damaged nuclear sites, according to a foreign ministry spokesperson on Tuesday.

Esmaeil Baghaei noted the absence of any protocol for such inspections and confirmed that Iran would uphold its existing duties under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and its safeguards agreement with the IAEA.