US President Donald Trump appears to deny an Axios report claiming that the US is discussing a deal with Iran in which Tehran would hand over its stockpiles of highly-enriched uranium in exchange for the release of $20 billion in frozen Iranian assets.
“The USA will get all Nuclear ‘dust’ created by our great B2 Bombers. No money will exchange hands in any way, shape, or form,” Trump writes on Truth Social.
He also tries to push back on Iran’s efforts to link the Lebanon ceasefire inked earlier this week with the Iran truce announced last week.
“This deal is in no way subject to Lebanon, either, but the USA will, separately, work with Lebanon, and deal with the Hezboolah situation in an appropriate manner. Israel will not be bombing Lebanon any longer,” Trump adds.
“They are PROHIBITED from doing so by the USA. Enough is enough,” he adds.
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