The U.S. and Iran were in dispute over U.N. inspections of Iran's nuclear sites, though a plan emerged Tuesday to break the shipping bottleneck through the Strait of Hormuz.

WASHINGTON, June 23 - U.S. President Donald Trump insisted on Tuesday that Iran has agreed to allow nuclear inspections long into the future, despite statements from Iran that it has not done so. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Iran had agreed to nuclear inspections into "infinity", despite Tehran's denials, as the U.N. began efforts to evacuate hundreds of ships from the Gulf in a tentative return to calm after a ‌fragile peace deal. The U.N. shipping agency said an evacuation plan…

Washington has been negotiating with Tehran on critical issues such as the fate of the Islamic Republic's nuclear program in the wake of a deal the two foes signed aimed at ending the Middle East war.

The U.S. and Iran were in dispute Tuesday over whether Tehran had agreed to allow U.N. inspectors to view bombed Iranian nuclear sites.

High-level talks are now under way between US Vice President JD Vance and Iranian representatives at the Burgenstock resort in Switzerland, launching what could become the most consequential diplomatic effort yet to stabilize the Middle East after near four months of war.