22/06/2026
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22/06/2026
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TEHRAN, Jun 22: Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi left Tehran for Muscat for talks with Oman’s Sultan on arrangements related to managing the Strait of Hormuz , Iranian media reported Monday.
The visit came shortly after Iranian officials returned from talks with the United States in Switzerland, where discussions reportedly focused on regional security, maritime transit and Iran’s engagement with the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Iran Says IAEA Cooperation Will Continue Under Current Procedures
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Tehran’s engagement with the International Atomic Energy Agency would continue “in accordance with current procedures.”
He said Iran’s cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog would remain in line with parliamentary legislation and decisions by the Supreme National Security Council .
Baghaei also denied that Iran had negotiated the nuclear issue or accepted new commitments during Sunday’s talks in Switzerland.
US Says Iran Committed to Hormuz Transit, IAEA Access
Separately, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Iran had committed to ensuring free and open transit through the Strait of Hormuz and allowing IAEA inspectors into the country under a framework discussed in the ongoing Switzerland talks.
“In line with the ongoing productive talks in Switzerland, Iran has committed to free and open transit in the Strait of Hormuz and to permit International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors into their country,” Bessent wrote on X .
Bessent said the US Treasury Department had also issued a temporary 60-day general license authorizing the production, delivery and sale of Iranian oil as part of the framework.
“Under President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, we continue to make the world safer and more prosperous,” he added.
The statements from Tehran and Washington appeared to reflect differing public interpretations of the Switzerland discussions, with US officials describing commitments on Hormuz and IAEA access, while Iran maintained that its nuclear-related engagement would continue only under existing procedures.
