Trump Denies Offering Iran Sanctions Relief as US and Tehran Hold 7-Month War Talks
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Updated · The Guardian · Sep 29
Trump Denies Offering Iran Sanctions Relief as US and Tehran Hold 7-Month War Talks
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Sep 29
Summary
Trump said he offered Iran “nothing” to end the war, rejecting Axios and CNN reports that he was open to easing sanctions and releasing frozen funds for nuclear concessions.
Those reports said any relief would depend on “concrete progress” on Iran’s nuclear program, an issue Trump has framed as central to stopping Tehran from obtaining a bomb.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards called Trump a “big liar,” while President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran was ready for talks on nuclear and other issues but would not accept “bullying or coercion.”
US and Iranian officials separately spoke with mediators on Monday in a renewed push to end the seven-month war, even as both sides publicly hardened their positions.