World: Iran nuclear deal confusion deepens as Trump and Tehran give contradictory accounts

Trump claims Iran agreed to inspections; Tehran insists missile program is off the table and denies deal.

World: Iran nuclear deal confusion deepens as Trump and Tehran give contradictory accounts — Donald Trump announced that Iran has fully agreed to high-level nuclear inspections, claiming a breakthrough in negotiations.[^1] But within hours, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian countered: "the missile program has not been and will not be a subject of negotiations."[^2] Tehran also stated it does not intend to allow IAEA inspections of damaged nuclear sites.[^3] The contradiction leaves the status of any deal uncertain. Meanwhile, Iran and Oman issued a joint statement reaffirming commitment to safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz,[^4] even as another report suggested Iran may restrict ship passage there.[^5] Trump also claimed the administration is transferring $10 billion to Iran via oil sanction relief, a figure not confirmed by Tehran.[^6] The New York Post launched an attack on the Iran deal,[^7] while an op-ed warns the US is "pampering" Iran and that a Trump visit to Tehran may not be far off.[^8] North Korea's Kim Jong Un, watching closely, stated his country will continue to expand and strengthen its nuclear capabilities. Walla framed this as Kim's lesson from Iran: "Whoever Doesn't Have a Bomb Pays the Price." The contrast is stark: Trump claims a diplomatic win, but Iran's public posture remains defiant, and regional actors draw their own conclusions. IDF and Hezbollah: underground tunnels, disguised fighters, and an Iranian threat — IDF forces encircled an underground system in the village of Tibnit, about four kilometers southeast of Nabatieh, and blocked its entrances.[^1] The operation comes as the security establishment fears that dozens of militants besieged in southern Lebanon may attempt to abduct soldiers rather than surrender.[^1] The Israeli response to mediation has been surrender or death in the tunnels, and the militants currently refuse to surrender.[^1] On the Ali al-Taher Ridge, IDF soldiers fired at Hezbollah terrorists disguised as civilians after they approached posing a threat.[^2] Four Hezbollah terrorists crossed the yellow line into the security zone on the ridge, riding a bulldozer and a motorcycle.[^3] Hezbollah is usin