White House says Iran report on draft deal is 'complete fabrication'
The White House has dismissed an Iranian state television report about a draft deal with the U.S. as a 'complete fabrication.' The report claimed that the U.S. would lift the naval blockade on Iran and withdraw forces from the Gulf region. The White House emphasized that the claims made by Iranian media are false and urged skepticism towards such reports.
- ▪The White House criticized an Iranian report about a framework deal with the U.S.
- ▪The Iranian report suggested a U.S. commitment to lift the naval blockade on Iran.
- ▪The White House stated that the claims from Iranian media are not true.
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Motorists drive their vehicles past a political billboard featuring U.S. President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz along Valiasr Square in Tehran, Tuesday. AFP-YonhapWASHINGTON — The White House on Wednesday blasted an Iranian state television report about a framework deal with the United States to end the Middle East war as a "complete fabrication."The Iranian report cited a draft outline of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that it said included a U.S. commitment to lift the naval blockade on Iran and withdraw its forces from the Gulf region."This report from Iranian controlled media is not true and the MOU they 'released' is a complete fabrication. Nobody should believe what Iranian state media is putting out.
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