Trump denies offering Iran sanctions relief or frozen funds

President Donald Trump denied on Monday that he offered Iran sanctions relief or the release of frozen funds in exchange for nuclear concessions, calling such reports "untrue" and stating, "I offered them NOTHING." The denial followed an Axios report, citing unnamed US officials, claiming Trump was willing to ease sanctions and unfreeze Iranian assets for "concrete" steps on Tehran's nuclear program. CNN similarly reported, based on an unidentified official, that such relief was conditional on "concrete progress." The dispute comes amid a seven-month war that began February 28 with US-Israeli strikes on Iran, which has killed thousands and displaced millions. Trump has cited weakening Iran's nuclear capabilities as a war objective, while Tehran denies seeking nuclear weapons and asserts its right to peaceful nuclear technology under the Non-Proliferation Treaty.