As the war between the United States and Iran continues to rage, US President Donald Trump has dismissed a report claiming that he was “willing” to give sanctions relief to Tehran.
US officials told the agency that Trump was considering releasing frozen Iranian assets in exchange for “concrete steps regarding Tehran’s nuclear programme, according to the report published by Axios. Calling them “untrue” and a “hoax,” the US president stated that he has offered Iran “nothing. CNN also reported that the president was “open” to sanctions relief for Tehran, and the discussions through the mediators were “positive and constructive. In an interview with CBS’s ‘Face the Nation’, Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian said that Tehran is open to talks on its nuclear programme and other issues with the US.
After turning down this deal, the US president stated that he expects more talks to take place with Iran this week, which will be led by special envoy Steve Witkoff, vice president JD Vance and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner. These reports come after Trump on Saturday rejected Iran’s latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, calling it “unacceptable.
“Iran is not seeking war, but will defend itself against pressure, threats and attacks,” Pezeshkian said, adding that it had already agreed that “we’re not supposed to develop nuclear weapons”.
