New Delhi, June 18 -- US Vice President JD Vance on Thursday (June 18) said the United States will rely on verification and inspections rather than assurances in implementing the interim Iran agreement, stressing strict monitoring of Tehran's nuclear programme.

"We don't trust words. We trust action and we trust conduct," Vance said. "Words don't matter."

He added that international inspectors would verify Iran's compliance, including oversight of its highly enriched uranium stockpile.Vance said on the US Navy has allowed more than a dozen ships to pass through to Iranian ports as part of the interim agreement aimed at ending the conflict.

He said the move is part of the early implementation of the deal and signals compliance with the ...