미국 재무장관 스콧 베센트는 이란이 호르무즈 해협의 자유롭고 개방된 통과와 국제원자력기구(IAEA) 사찰관 복귀를 약속했다고 밝혔다.
베센트 장관은 6월 23일 소셜 미디어에 "스위스에서 진행 중인 생산적인 회담에 따라 이란은 호르무즈 해협의 자유롭고 개방된 통과와 IAEA 사찰관 입국을 허용하기로 약속했다"고 썼다.
미국과 이란은 파키스탄, 카타르 중재 아래 지난 주말 스위스에서 최종 평화협정 협상의 첫 라운드를 가졌다. JD 밴스 부통령은 이란 협상단이 IAEA 사찰을 초청하기로 동의했으며, "최소한 이번 주 안에" 사찰이 시작될 것으로 예상한다고 밝혔다.
트럼프 대통령은 토요일 호르무즈 해협에 60일간 통행료가 없다고 밝혔으며, 재무장관은 이란 원유 생산과 판매를 허용하는 60일 임시 일반 면허를 발급했다고 말했다. 파키스탄과 카타르는 "고무적인 진전"이 있었다고 공동 성명에서 밝혔다.
현재 22척의 한국 관련 선박이 해협에 갇혀 있다.
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