Trump adds new condition for final deal, says Iran must accept 'major weapon' inspection

WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump on Monday, June 22, added another condition to the final agreement with Iran, saying that Tehran must agree to a "major weapon" inspection for future "nuclear honesty."

Trump’s statement comes after Vice President JD Vance announced from Switzerland that Iran agreed to let international nuclear inspectors into the country.

Trump says Iran must agree to weapon inspection

“Everybody is fully aware that Iran will agree to have Major Weapons Inspections in order to ensure ‘Nuclear Honesty’ long into the future,” Trump said in a social media post after a high-level talk in Switzerland concluded on Monday.

Earlier in the day, JD Vance said that one of the key objectives of the peace talks in Switzerland has been achieved, as Iran has agreed to invite International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors back into the country.

"The Iranians have agreed to invite IAEA inspectors back into their country. That is a major milestone for the American people," Vance said.

Tehran had previously refused inspectors access to the enrichment sites in the country bombed by the US, where Iran’s highly enriched uranium is believed to be buried.

JD Vance praises progress in Switzerland talks

Vice President JD Vance left Switzerland, projecting optimism, telling reporters that he felt "great about the progress that we made."

"The fundamental thing we got is, number 1, we set up the mechanism to ensure not only the Straits of Hormuz are open, but will stay open," Vance said.

"Number 2, we actually set up the right mechanism to ensure the regional cease fire to manage the inevitable conflicts that will come up," he added.

“We have the Iranians allowing weapons inspectors, nuclear inspectors into their country for the first time in a long time. We're obviously going to bolster those inspections, that inspection regime, to make sure they can never have a nuclear weapon,” he continued.

Notably, inspections were part of the Obama-era agreement that Trump canceled during his first term, after which Iran stopped letting international inspectors in.