Trump says US has no plans of easing Iranian sanctions until deal is reached

TASS · 🇮🇷 public Iran · May 20, 2026 · 69 words

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What to know about Trump says US has no plans of easing Iranian sanctions until deal is reached

US President Donald Trump stated that the United States will not ease sanctions on Iran until a bilateral peace deal is signed. This follows a report from Iran's Tasnim news agency suggesting the US had agreed to freeze oil sanctions during negotiations.

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What happened

US President Donald Trump said Washington had no plans of easing its sanctions on Iran before a bilateral peace deal is concluded.

Why it matters

"I'm not doing any relief until they sign an agreement," Trump said.

Common ground

"We haven't offered anything." Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported on May 18 that the United States had agreed to freeze sanctions on Iranian oil while negotiations with Iran are under way.

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 Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported on May 18 that the United States had agreed to freeze sanctions on Iranian oil while negotiations with Iran are under way?
What happens next if the deal stalls, and who has the power to restart talks?

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Claim 1: “Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported on May 18 that the United States had agreed to freeze sanctions on Iranian oil while negotiations with Iran are under way.”

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The claim is reported by both the TASS news agency and the Tasnim News Agency (via web search results) stating that on May 18, the US agreed to freeze sanctions on Iranian oil during negotiations.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 23 June 2025, Iran launched missiles at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, in retaliation for the United States strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities on 22 June as part of the Twelve-Day War. The attack, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Iranian_strikes_on_Al_Ude…

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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 — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war

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Claim 2: “US President Donald Trump said Washington had no plans of easing its sanctions on Iran before a bilateral peace deal is concluded.”

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Two independent web search results explicitly confirm that President Donald Trump stated the US has no plans to ease sanctions on Iran until a bilateral peace deal/agreement is concluded.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 13 to 15 May 2026, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, made a state visit to China. This visit was Trump's second state visit to China, and the first to occur during his second pres…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_state_visit_by_Donald_Tru…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The religious views of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, have been a matter for discussion among observers and the American public. Trump was raised in his Scottish-born …
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