U.S. President Donald Trump claimed that Iran issued a secret apology for leaking false details about the nuclear negotiations, according to a statement reported by Israeli journalist Amichai Stein (i24NEWS). Iran's Fars News Agency, meanwhile, contradicted the idea of a swift signing, stating the agreement is not yet complete and will not be signed on Sunday.
U.S. President Donald Trump this evening claimed that Iran issued a secret apology for leaking false details about the nuclear negotiations, as reported by journalist Amichai Stein (i24NEWS). The claim, published at 20:02 Jerusalem, followed Trump's earlier statement on Truth Social that Iran had apologized secretly. By 20:02, in a separate exclusive interview with Barak Ravid (Axios/Walla), Trump specified that he had demanded Iran issue a public clarification and that the Iranians had apologized for publishing false information. He did not elaborate on the specific false details involved.
Our thread has tracked conflicting signals since at least June 11, when at 23:18 Jerusalem The Zioneer reported Iran's Fars News Agency stating Tehran was leaning toward approval. By June 12 at 15:23 Jerusalem, Iran's state news agency IRNA asserted that any published text was speculation until Tehran gave full approval. At 16:07, an Iran negotiation team source dismissed reports of a Sunday Geneva deal as 'completely false.' Later, at 20:08 Jerusalem, Fars explicitly ruled out signing on Sunday, stating understandings were not yet complete. The current update — Fars reiterating that the agreement is incomplete and won't be signed Sunday — deepens the contradiction with Trump's claim of an Iranian apology.
As The Zioneer reported on June 12 at 04:10 Jerusalem, a security analyst assessed that contradictory signals from Washington and Tehran suggested no agreement, despite Trump's claims. IRNA's earlier statement, reported at 15:23, was that all published texts were speculation until approved. The IRGC-affiliated Fars agency, which first reported Tehran's leaning toward approval on June 11, has now twice denied a Sunday signing.
What remains open is the nature of the alleged apology — Trump has not specified the false information in question, and no Iranian official has publicly confirmed any apology. The gap between Trump's insistence on a secret Iranian clarification and Iran's repeated denials that a final deal exists remains unresolved.
3 developments
- DevelopingTrump says Iran fooled him, calls Tehran's deal confirmation 'weak and pathetic'
- StrongTrump says US was 'close to a deal' with Iran but was deceived
- StrongIsraeli officials silent as Trump says deal clauses approved by Israel
- DevelopingCommentator says Trump celebrates Iran deal prematurely as Tehran denies, reportedly prepares strikes
Source and signal
- Internal intake