ISLAMABAD (AP) – The U.S. and Iran were in dispute Tuesday over whether Tehran had agreed to allow U.N. inspections of its nuclear sites. As officials negotiated over how to permanently end the war in Iran, a plan emerged to break the shipping bottleneck through the Strait of Hormuz.

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The Pentagon has told senators it needs roughly $80 billion, mostly to cover the cost of the U.S. war against Iran, adding to an already sizable military spending boost sought by President Donald Trump. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been making the rounds on Capitol Hill ahead of a formal request.

The lead negotiator of the Iranian delegation, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, insisted on Monday the Strait of Hormuz will be managed by Iran and would follow international laws. Qalibaf, who is also the speaker of the parliament, spoke with Iran state media on a plane on his way back from Switzerland.

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NEW YORK (AP) – Ship traffic has picked up in the Strait of Hormuz since Iran and the U.S. signed an interim deal to end a war that constricted global oil supplies and fueled inflation, but questions surrounding control of the vital waterway and whether vessels will be charged tolls to cross it could interfere with negotiations to forge a lasting peace.