Iran promises not to develop or buy nuclear weapons — Trump

TASS · 🇮🇷 public Iran · May 31, 2026 · 82 words

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US President Donald Trump stated in a Fox News interview that a draft agreement with Tehran includes a commitment that Iran will neither develop nor purchase nuclear weapons. Trump emphasized that the inclusion of the prohibition on purchasing weapons is a significant addition to the agreement.

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What happened

US President Donald Trump said that Tehran agreed during negotiations on the conflict settlement not to develop or purchase nuclear weapons.

Why it matters

"They originally said we will not develop a nuclear weapon.

Common ground

I said, well, what happens if you buy a nuclear weapon?" Trump said in an interview with Fox News.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

Follow-up questions

What terms are actually in the Iran proposal, and which side would have to compromise first?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that The draft agreement now indicates that Iran "will not develop or in any way purchase" nuclear weapons?
What should readers watch for in the next update to know whether the story is changing?

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The draft agreement now indicates that Iran "will not develop or in any way purchase" nuclear weapons”

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Three independent news sources (BGNES, News18, and The Straits Times) explicitly state that the draft agreement/memorandum specifies that Iran will neither develop nor acquire/purchase nuclear weapons.

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web search NEUTRAL — Donald Trump stated that during negotiations aimed at ending the conflict, Tehran agreed not to develop or acquire nuclear weapons.According to the U.S. President, the draft agreement now specifies th…
https://www.bgnes.com/politics/trump-iran-has-agreed-not-to-…

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web search NEUTRAL — What Has Iran Agreed To? According to Reuters, the draft memorandum includes a commitment from Tehran that it will neither develop nor obtain nuclear weapons.
https://www.news18.com/world/iran-agrees-not-to-build-nuclea…

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web search NEUTRAL — During that period, Iran would reaffirm that it will neither develop nor acquire nuclear weapons and would maintain its current suspension of uranium enrichment activities pending the outcome of the n…
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/iran-us-draft-accord-envi…

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Claim 2: “US President Donald Trump said that Tehran agreed during negotiations on the conflict settlement not to develop or purchase nuclear weapons.”

CORROBORATED

Multiple independent sources confirm that President Trump stated Tehran agreed not to develop or purchase nuclear weapons. This is reported by BGNES, News18, and The Straits Times, and is consistent with the context of the 2025-2026 negotiations mentioned in Wikipedia.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Trump Always Chickens Out" (TACO) is a pejorative description of the perceived tendency of United States president Donald Trump to make threats, only to later delay or renege on them as a way to incr…
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Claim 3: “Trump said in an interview with Fox News [that Tehran originally said they would not develop a nuclear weapon].”

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While web search results confirm that Trump gave an interview to Fox News (Bret Baier) during a visit to Beijing, the provided evidence snippets do not explicitly contain the quote regarding Tehran's original position on nuclear weapons. The interview's existence is verified, but the specific claim about the content of that interview is not corroborated by the provided evidence.

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