Responding to the claim that sanctions on Iran would be eased, Trump said he had made no offer to Tehran.
Referring to the report behind the claim, Trump said, "That’s not true, I offered them nothing." Trump insisted that the report was false and said the content should be removed immediately.

Allegation focused on sanctions and frozen funds
A report citing U.S. officials claimed that Trump was open to easing the sanctions imposed on Tehran and releasing frozen Iranian funds in exchange for concrete steps by Iran regarding its nuclear program.
The allegation emerged during diplomatic contacts led by Qatari and Pakistani mediators to broker an agreement between the United States and Iran.

Trump criticizes U.S. media
Trump has recently and repeatedly accused several U.S. media outlets, including CNN, The New York Times and The Washington Post, of publishing "fake" news. Trump also recently spoke to Axios about various issues, particularly tensions with Iran.