President Donald Trump said Wednesday before his first flight on a new Qatari plane that Iran's nuclear disarmament is 'moving along well.' A source accompanying the reports disputes the characterization, stating that the talks were indirect and did not address the nuclear issue, according to the same report.
President Trump made the remark before boarding his first flight on a new Qatari aircraft, saying, 'The denuclearization of Iran is moving along well.' The statement echoes his earlier comments Wednesday in which he said Iran's nuclear disarmament was 'progressing well' following 'several good meetings.'
A source accompanying the reports disputes Trump's characterization, asserting that the talks were indirect and did not address the nuclear issue — consistent with a pattern of conflicting accounts from administration officials and on-the-ground sources about the substance of U.S.-Iran discussions. The source's skepticism mirrors earlier reports scrutinized by the president's own staff regarding toll-free passage claims for the Strait of Hormuz.
As The Zioneer reported earlier Wednesday, Trump's claim about progress on nuclear talks was met with pushback from a source who said the talks focused on other issues. Today's comment adds the new detail of the Qatari jet and the president's travel context, but the underlying factual dispute over the nature of the talks remains unresolved.
3 developments
- DevelopingTrump says technical talks with Iran in Doha going 'very good'
- DevelopingTrump: Iran behaves properly, agreed not to build nuclear weapons
- StrongTrump issues fresh statement praising Iran deal, says Iran will never have nuclear weapons
- DevelopingTrump tells NY Post 'things are going great' amid Iran tensions
Source and signal
- Internal intake