US President Donald Trump dismissed media reports that said his administration had discussed possibly helping Iran access as much as $30 billion to build a civilian-energy-producing nuclear programme.
CNN and NBC News reported that the Trump administration in recent days had explored possible economic incentives for Iran in return for its government halting uranium enrichment. The reports cited sources.
CNN cited officials as saying that several proposals were floated and were preliminary.
“Who in the Fake News Media is the SleazeBag saying that ‘President Trump wants to give Iran $30bn to build non-military Nuclear facilities.’ Never heard of this ridiculous idea,” Trump wrote on Truth Social late on Friday, calling the reports a “HOAX.”
Since April, Iran and the US have held indirect talks aimed at finding a new diplomatic solution regarding Iran’s nuclear programme. Tehran says its programme is peaceful and Washington says it wants to ensure Iran cannot build a nuclear weapon.
Trump, earlier this week, announced a ceasefire between US ally Israel and its regional rival Iran to halt a war that began on June 13 when Israel attacked Iran. The Israel-Iran conflict had raised alarms in a region already on edge since the start of Israel’s war in Gaza in October 2023.
The US struck Iran’s nuclear sites over the last weekend and Iran targeted a US base in Qatar on Monday in retaliation.
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