Trump Criticizes Iran, Calls Media Reports About Deal ‘Fake News’

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that a deal has ‘never been closer.’
Trump Criticizes Iran, Calls Media Reports About Deal ‘Fake News’
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Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said that leaked claims about a pending Iran deal are false, after Iranian state media outlets earlier in the day published claims that a draft agreement is complete.

“The terms that Iran leaked out to the Fake News have NOTHING to do with the terms that were agreed to, in writing. What they said, including their weak and pathetic statement on having a deal, bears no relation to the truth,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

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