Trump denies offering Iran sanctions relief in exchange for nuclear concessions
Trump rejected reports that he was willing to ease sanctions and release frozen Iranian funds if Tehran took concrete steps on its nuclear program.
Tehran, Iran. US President Donald Trump denied offering Iran sanctions relief or the release of frozen funds in return for nuclear concessions. “This is untrue. I offered them NOTHING,” he wrote on Truth Social.
Reports on a possible deal
Trump was responding to an Axios report that cited unidentified US officials as saying he was willing to offer sanctions relief and release frozen Iranian funds in exchange for “concrete” steps on Iran’s nuclear program. CNN also cited an unidentified US official as saying Trump was willing to make those concessions as part of a final deal if Iran showed “concrete progress” on the nuclear issue.
War and mediation
The war began on February 28, when the US and Israel attacked Iran and Tehran responded with strikes on Israel and Gulf states that host US bases. Trump has given shifting goals and timelines for the war and has cited weakening Iran’s nuclear capabilities as one of his objectives.
US-Israeli strikes on Iran and Israeli attacks on Lebanon have killed thousands and displaced millions. US and Iranian officials spoke separately with mediators on Monday in a renewed effort to end seven months of war, according to officials from both countries.
Iran does not have nuclear weapons and denies seeking them. The US is nuclear-armed. Tehran says that, as a party to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, it has the right to develop nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.
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