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Friday, June 12, 2026
Report: Trump fury over false Iran state media reporting led Araghchi to issue clarification
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleUS President Donald Trump fumed at Iran state media reports claiming that Tehran would immediately receive billions of dollars in sanctions relief upon the signing of the MOU.
In reality, the deal only offers Iran sanctions relief if it implements commitments regarding its nuclear program.
Trump tells Channel 12 that he had demanded that the Iranians apologize for publicizing false information.
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi subsequently issued a tweet in which he said that a deal has never been closer, while cautioning the media against speculative reporting on the MOUs contents — a post that Trump viewed positively, according to Channel 12.
The network also reports on a phone call that took place on Thursday between Trump and Netanyahu shortly after the US president announced that a deal had all but been reached, catching Israel off guard.
A senior US official tells Channel 12 that Trump told Netanyahu, ‘This is the deal. It’s an excellent deal. It’s time to end this war.'”
“Bibi didn’t say much during the call. Apparently, he understand that there’s going to be a deal and that he doesn’t have the ability to stop it,” the senior US official tells Channel 12.
The Times of Israel Community.