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Trump denies offering Iran sanctions relief for nuclear concessions

By Kanishka Singh

September 28, 202611:15 PM EDTUpdated 3 hours ago

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!Iran says Qatar will convey new proposals to US in bid to end war

WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - US ​President Donald Trump on Monday denied offering Iran sanctions relief and ‌the release of frozen funds in return for nuclear concessions from Tehran.

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* "This is untrue. I offered them NOTHING," Trump wrote on Truth Social, responding to ​an Axios report that cited US officials as saying that ​he was willing to give Iran sanctions relief and ⁠release Iranian frozen funds in return for "concrete" Iranian steps regarding ​the nuclear program.
* The Axios report did not identify the US officials.
* CNN ​also reported, citing an unidentified US official, that Trump was willing to give Iran sanctions relief and release frozen funds as part of a final deal ​on the condition that Iran offered "concrete progress" on the nuclear ​issue.
* Trump has offered shifting goals and timelines for the Iran war that began on ‌February ⁠28 when the US and Israel attacked Iran and Tehran responded with its own strikes on Israel and Gulf states that host US bases.
* US-Israeli strikes on Iran and Israeli attacks on Lebanon have killed ​thousands and displaced millions.
* US ​and Iranian officials spoke ⁠separately with mediators on Monday as part of a renewed effort to end seven months of ​war, according to officials of both countries.
* Trump has cited ​weakening ⁠Iran's nuclear capabilities as one of his war objectives.
* Iran, which does not have nuclear weapons, denies seeking them. The US is nuclear-armed.
* Tehran says ⁠it ​has the right to develop nuclear technology ​for peaceful purposes as a party to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

Adds details from Axios and CNN reports, Trump's goals and timelines for the war, recent diplomatic efforts

Reporting by Kanishka Singh and ​Jasper Ward in Washington; Editing by Daphne Psaledakis and Jacqueline Wong

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Kanishka Singh

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Kanishka Singh is a breaking news reporter for Reuters in Washington DC, who primarily covers US politics and national affairs in his current role. His past breaking news coverage has spanned across a range of topics like the Black Lives Matter movement; the US elections; the 2021 Capitol riots and their follow up probes; the Brexit deal; US-China trade tensions; the NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan; the COVID-19 pandemic; and a 2019 Supreme Court verdict on a religious dispute site in his native India.

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