President Trump said in an early morning Truth Social post that he was not offering “anything” to Iran, a response to comments from Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE), who suggested the president was seeking an arrangement similar to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA.
“Tell phony Democrat Senator Chris Coons that I am not offering Iran ANYTHING, unlike Obama, who paid them $Billions under the stupid ‘road to a Nuclear Weapon JCPOA (which would now be expired!), nor am I even talking to them since we totally OBLITERATED their Nuclear Facilities,” the president said.
Coons made the comments in an appearance on Fox News on Sunday, where he cited a report from CNN that said the Trump administration was considering a deal with Iran that would give it access to billions to rebuild its civilian nuclear program under the condition that it wouldn’t enrich uranium. The report said the US would also provide sanctions relief under a potential deal.
Trump had already strongly denied the claims made in the CNN report. “Who in the Fake News Media is the SleazeBag saying that ‘President Trump wants to give Iran $30 Billion to build non-military Nuclear facilities,'” he wrote on Truth Social on Friday.
“Never heard of this ridiculous idea. It’s just another HOAX put out by the Fake News in order to demean. These people are SICK!!!” Trump added.
The president has also strongly denied reports that say the US airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities set back Iran’s nuclear program by only a few months, insisting that the sites have been “obliterated.” He has also threatened to bomb Iran if it resumes enriching uranium, something the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) believes could happen within a few months if Tehran chooses to pursue it.
Before the US backed Israel’s attacks on Iran, US intelligence and the IAEA had no evidence that Iran was seeking a nuclear weapon. The US was also engaged in negotiations with Tehran and was set to hold another round two days before the initial bombings.
