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Vice President JD Vance said Monday that international nuclear inspectors will “absolutely” be permitted to return to Iran as part of the developing U.S.-Iran agreement intended to bring an end to the conflict that has persisted for months.

Speaking in an interview cited by NBC News, Vance explained that both the United States and the International Atomic Energy Agency would play a direct role in supervising the elimination of Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium under the proposed arrangement.

“In fact, one of the core parts of the agreement is that the [International Atomic Energy Agency] and the United States are going to help Iran destroy the highly enriched stockpile, and that’s something that’s spelled out very clearly,” he said.

His remarks come as the issue of nuclear inspections remains one of the most contentious aspects of the broader understanding between Washington and Tehran. Reuters reported that verification procedures and inspection rights are among the key issues that have yet to be fully resolved.

The International Atomic Energy Agency has been pressing for broader access to Iranian nuclear facilities after years of interruptions to its monitoring efforts and restrictions placed on inspectors during periods of escalating regional instability.

The IAEA, which serves as the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog, operates under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and is tasked with ensuring that civilian nuclear programs are not used to advance weapons development. The agency carries out that mission through inspections, surveillance systems, and oversight of nuclear materials.

Under standard safeguards agreements, inspectors routinely conduct both scheduled and surprise visits to declared nuclear sites. Those inspections are supported by cameras, monitoring equipment, and inventory-tracking mechanisms designed to confirm enrichment levels and account for uranium stockpiles.

However, Reuters has reported that the agency’s ability to carry out those responsibilities in Iran has been increasingly challenged in recent years, as repeated restrictions on access have limited its capacity to independently verify enrichment activities and nuclear material inventories.

International scrutiny intensified further after the IAEA Board of Governors approved a U.S.-backed resolution demanding that Iran fully cooperate with inspectors, disclose details regarding its uranium reserves, and restore access to nuclear facilities affected by previous disputes.

The resolution reflected growing concern among Western nations over Iran’s expanding stockpile of uranium enriched to near-weapons-grade levels, as well as lingering questions surrounding nuclear material that has not been fully accounted for following disruptions at several key sites.

While the measure stopped short of referring Iran to the U.N. Security Council, it significantly increased diplomatic pressure on Tehran to comply fully with its obligations under international nuclear safeguards.

Taken together, the latest developments highlight the central role that inspections and verification will play in any final agreement. Both American officials and international nuclear authorities have stressed that meaningful on-the-ground monitoring will be critical to ensuring that any future deal is enforced.

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Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee for Senate who recently covered up a Nazi Totenkopf tattoo, accused Israeli Prime Minister Binyomin Netanyahu of war crimes on Monday.

“Benjamin Netanyahu is an international fugitive,” Platner stated. “He is charged with the war crimes of starvation as a method of warfare and of intentionally directing an attack against the civilian population and the crimes against humanity of murder, persecution and other inhumane acts.”

Platner has said that he didn’t know his tattoo was a Nazi symbol, but those who were close to him, including an ex-girlfriend, said that he bragged about it being a Nazi symbol.

“The man with a Nazi tattoo is lecturing on war crimes,” stated Yaakov Kaplan, a member of Brooklyn Community Board 12. JNS

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National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir declared Monday that Israel must continue its military campaign in southern Lebanon regardless of pressure from Washington, arguing that the country’s overriding obligation is to protect its own citizens and borders.

Speaking during a faction meeting and responding to a question from Arutz Sheva-Israel National News, Ben Gvir stressed that Israel must make decisions based on its security needs rather than foreign expectations.

“We are an independent country, and we cannot stop demolishing houses in southern Lebanon,” Ben Gvir stated.

He called on the government “to continue acting even against the position of the United States,” adding, “We cannot stop preventing the population in southern Lebanon from returning. It endangers our soldiers; it endangers our residents. We must not allow them to return to the borders, to return to the status quo before October 7.”

The minister argued that Israel should maintain control of strategic areas in southern Lebanon even if doing so creates friction with the Trump administration.

“We must retain control of the territory, even against the wishes of President Trump,” he said.

Ben Gvir emphasized that existential security threats require Israel to act independently and decisively.

“Faced with existential threats, we must not act out of external pressure, but rather out of our national conscience. Just as an individual is obligated to do whatever it takes to defend their home, the State of Israel is obligated to do what Israel must do.”

Warning against what he described as failed policies of restraint, Ben Gvir said Israel cannot afford to repeat past mistakes.

“History teaches us a painful lesson: every time we chose the path of containment, deferred a decisive outcome, or relied on a false quiet, we paid the heaviest price. Let me be unequivocally clear: the era of endless rounds of fighting is over. Not in Gaza, not in Lebanon, and not against Iran. I demand that the Prime Minister allow IDF soldiers to continue the critical work of demolishing homes, eliminating Hezbollah terrorists, and keeping residents away from their houses – we must not operate according to understandings reached between Trump and Khamenei,” Ben Gvir added.

He further warned that any future attacks from Lebanon must be met with overwhelming force.

“any fragment of a drone or missile launched at us will demand a crushing response, to the point of setting the Dahieh ablaze. Firing at the State of Israel is tantamount to a declaration of war, and in war, as in war, you strive for a decisive victory. We have proven through concrete action that when a security window opens, our moral duty is to see the mission through to the very end. Stopping halfway is neither a strategy nor an option. We deeply cherish and appreciate our profound friendship with the United States and President Trump’s standing with Israel. However, the direct and exclusive responsibility for Israel’s security rests solely on the Israeli government. Israel must maintain total freedom of military action at all times and in all places; we will not accept a reality where terrorist organizations retain capabilities that threaten our sovereignty and the lives of our citizens.”

Concluding his remarks, Ben Gvir addressed Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu directly, urging him to stand firm and prioritize long-term security over temporary diplomatic arrangements.

“Our dear Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: it is in moments like these that leadership is tested. History will never remember those who sought a temporary, fake quiet, but only those who dared to secure the safety of the people and the state. The People of Israel returned to their land to live in security, freedom, and pride, and that is exactly how I expect you to continue to act.”

{Matzav.com}

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