Trump says record oil volume passed through Strait of Hormuz

US President Donald Trump said Iran had agreed to long-term, high-level nuclear inspections, adding that he would not allow further negotiations without such an agreement.

“Iran has fully and completely agreed to highest level Nuclear inspections long into the future (Infinity!!!). This will insure ‘Nuclear Honesty.’ If they did not agree to this, there would be no further negotiations,” he wrote in a post on Truth Social.

Trump said he had agreed to let the Strait of Hormuz remain open and avoid a further naval blockade, though he said US ships would remain in place in case the blockade needed to be restored.

He said funds and sanctions relief being released by the US Treasury would go into a US-controlled escrow account and be used only to buy food and medical supplies from the United States, including corn, wheat and soybeans.

“The Money and/or Sanctions that the U.S. Treasury is releasing goes into escrow, controlled by the U.S.A., and will be used for the purchase of food and medical supplies, exclusively from the United States, including Corn, Wheat, and Soybeans from our great American Farmers,” he said.

Oman and Iran reaffirmed their commitment to safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz while stressing their sovereignty and sovereign rights over territorial waters in the waterway, according to a joint statement.

The statement followed talks in Muscat during a visit by Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.

The two sides said they discussed Hormuz-related issues under the Islamabad memorandum of understanding and agreed to continue talks through a joint working group between their foreign ministries.

The working group will seek agreement on the future administration of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, related services and associated costs in line with international standards, the statement said.

Oman and Iran also said any arrangements related to the strait must fully respect the sovereignty and sovereign rights of the two coastal states.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Islamabad on Tuesday as part of President Masoud Pezeshkian’s delegation on a state visit to Pakistan, Pakistan’s foreign ministry said.

Araghchi was received at Nur Khan Airbase by Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, the ministry said.

Pakistan’s foreign ministry said the two countries shared ties rooted in history, faith and culture, and welcomed the Iranian delegation to Islamabad.

Iran and Oman formed a joint committee to hold talks on the Strait of Hormuz after an Iranian delegation’s visit to Muscat, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Tuesday.

Ghalibaf said further details would be included in a joint statement to be released later.

The Israeli military said it struck armed militants in southern Lebanon on Tuesday after identifying a cell operating close to Israeli soldiers in the Ali al-Taher Ridge area.

The IDF said the militants posed an immediate threat to soldiers operating in what it described as the Security Zone, and that troops struck them north of the zone to remove the threat.

The military said it would continue to act against immediate threats and would not allow Hezbollah to harm Israeli civilians or soldiers.