U.S. and Iran Dispute Agreement on Nuclear Inspections

A spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry told reporters in Tehran that U.N. inspectors were not scheduled to examine nuclear sites bombed by the U.S. last year. The International Atomic Energy Agency has not responded to requests for comment. It has been in and out of Iran since Israel’s 12-day war in 2025 but has not been granted access to bombed enrichment sites.

Iran’s president met with Pakistani mediators in Islamabad on Tuesday. The two sides discussed regional peace and economic cooperation, according to a statement from the presidency in Islamabad. It was the Iranian president’s first visit since the U.S. and Israel launched war on Iran.

Pakistan’s prime minister said afterward he will attend the Tehran funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

A separate plan emerged to move 11,000 crew members stranded on ships through the Strait of Hormuz. The International Maritime Organization said the operation is being done in cooperation with Iran, Oman, other coastal states, the United States, and the maritime industry.

“We have secured the necessary safety guarantees and have thoroughly verified the conditions for safe navigation to support these operations,” the organization’s secretary-general said in a statement. The plan comes after Iran blocked the strait following the start of the war on Feb.

28. Ship traffic has increased, with 39 vessels crossing Monday after roughly 92 crossings between Friday and Sunday.

““If it was not for Iran’s missile capabilities, our country would have been plundered and destroyed.””