President Donald Trump told the G7 summit Wednesday that reports of a $300 million U.S. payment to Iran are 'fake news,' adding that Tehran agreed not to hold nuclear weapons. He said he will publish the deal text to distinguish it from the Obama-era agreement, which he called a 'path to nuclear weapons' versus his own 'wall against nuclear weapons.' Trump also said he held a good meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and called on Russia to make peace with Ukraine.
President Donald Trump addressed the G7 summit Wednesday at its second day, as reported by NTD News correspondent Mari Otsu. Trump rejected media reports that the U.S. would pay Iran $300 million, calling them 'fake news' on his social media platform. He reiterated that Tehran has agreed not to possess nuclear weapons, framing his emerging deal as a 'wall against nuclear weapons' in contrast to the Obama-era deal, which he characterized as a 'path to nuclear weapons.' He vowed to publish the full deal text to allow the public to compare the two agreements.
This latest statement follows a volatile few days of Trump pronouncements on the Iran file. As The Zioneer reported, Trump on Tuesday posted a mocking follow-up to his pledge — 'Oh, if it's written they'll surely keep their word. Let's give them $300 billion in cash' — after earlier denying a $300 billion payment to Iran. Wednesday's G7 remarks mark a return to a more disciplined, non-sarcastic presentation of the deal, though the figure he now denies ($300 million) is far smaller than the $300 billion sum he himself claimed on Tuesday.
Trump also noted a productive meeting with Ukraine's President Zelensky and urged Russia to reach a peace agreement with Ukraine. He said he would lift some of the sanctions relief the U.S. had imposed on Russia during the war with Iran. No Israeli official has commented on the latest statement.
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