Bessent: Iran commits to 'free, open' Hormuz transit, return of IAEA inspectors in Switzerland talks

Iran has committed to allow "free and open" transit in the crucial Strait of Hormuz and the return of International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors to the country, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday, following negotiations between Washington and Tehran over the weekend.

Bessent made the remarks in a social media post after the United States and Iran, along with Pakistani and Qatari mediators, held the first round of high-level talks to negotiate a final peace agreement in Switzerlan ...