Trump Denies Reports of $30 bn Deal with Iran

US President Donald Trump has denied claims that Washington plans to allocate $30 bn for Iran’s civilian nuclear programme. Writing on Truth Social, Trump dismissed the rumour as an absurd idea.

«Who is the sleazebag in the fake news media saying ‘President Trump wants to give Iran $30 bn to build non-military nuclear facilities’? I’ve never heard of this ridiculous idea. It’s just another SCAM,» Trump wrote.

Earlier, CNN had reported that the US was considering offering Iran $30 bn in investments for peaceful nuclear development in exchange for Tehran halting its uranium enrichment, which could potentially be used to create nuclear weapons.

According to CNN, the funding would come from Middle Eastern countries, not directly from the US. The report also stated that Washington is trying to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear arms.

As reported by the Russian outlet RBC, Iran’s nuclear programme dates back to the 1950s under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who was overthrown during the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Although briefly halted, the programme resumed in the late 1980s under the new regime.

In the early 1990s, the US first accused Iran of developing nuclear weapons—a claim Tehran consistently denied. However, in 2003, Iran disclosed it had been enriching uranium using centrifuges for 18 years, and with lasers for 12 years.

In 2006, the IAEA accused Iran of non-cooperation, prompting the UN to impose sanctions. Nine years later, the sanctions were lifted. But in 2018, the US—under Trump’s leadership—withdrew from the nuclear deal.

The IAEA has since reported that Iran continues to stockpile enriched uranium and is working with uranium metal, further raising concerns over its nuclear intentions.

Earlier, Kursiv Uzbekistan reported that a sludge bunker in Uzbekistan was falsely portrayed as a massive Iranian missile.