President Donald Trump dismissed as a “hoax” reports that he had offered Iran sanctions relief and access to its frozen funds in exchange for measures targeting Tehran’s nuclear program.
“Axios just released a story that ‘Trump’ offered Sanctions Relief and Frozen Funds to Iran. This is untrue. I offered them NOTHING,” Trump said on Sept. 28 in a Truth Social post. “They should withdraw this fake story, IMMEDIATELY!”
Axios reported, citing unnamed U.S. officials, that Trump was willing to ease sanctions and unfreeze Iranian funds if Tehran took “concrete steps” regarding its nuclear program, which it said came as Qatari and Pakistani mediators seek to broker a deal between the two nations. …