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Translated by: Flutura Gashi-Mehmeti
- September 29, 2026 11:35
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US President Donald Trump has said he has not offered Iran anything to end the war, rejecting media reports that, citing US officials, said he was willing to ease sanctions and release frozen funds in exchange for "concrete" steps regarding Iran's nuclear program.
"This is not true. I offered them nothing," Trump wrote on Truth Social on Monday.
Axios and CNN reported, citing unidentified US officials, that Trump was willing to offer Iran sanctions relief and free up Iranian funds as part of a final deal, provided Iran showed "concrete progress" on the nuclear issue.
Trump has cited preventing Tehran from obtaining a nuclear bomb as one of the main objectives of the war, along with eliminating its ability to attack its neighbors and creating the conditions for the Iranians to overthrow their own leadership.
Iran does not have nuclear weapons and denies that it wants to develop them, but argues that it has the right to have a domestic capacity for nuclear energy production.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, in an interview with CBS's "Face the Nation," said Tehran is ready for talks on its nuclear program and other issues, but will not accept "harassment or coercion."
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"Iran is not seeking war, but will defend itself from pressure, threats and attacks," Pezeshkian said, adding that it had already been agreed that "we should not develop nuclear weapons."
US and Iranian officials held separate talks with mediators on Monday as part of a renewed effort to end the seven-month war, according to officials from both countries.
Iran insisted on Sunday that only diplomacy can resolve its conflict with the United States and Israel.
"Our conditions are clear and any move towards reopening the Strait of Hormuz depends on fulfilling these conditions," Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote on social media.
“Only a negotiated solution can get them out of this impasse.”
Araghchi told reporters at the UN on Friday that the proposed agreement would trigger a seven-day countdown for the reopening of the strait and a pause in regional fighting.
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Trump rejected the plan on Saturday and argued that desperation was driving the Iranians to seek a deal on this key waterway.
"They want to make a deal to open the Strait of Hormuz right away, because they're losing so badly," Trump told reporters at the White House.
