Trump fumes over mixed reports of ceasefire terms: 'Fraudsters, Charlatans'

President Donald Trump on Wednesday fumed over competing reports of different terms for the Iran-U.S. negotiations to end the war, asserting that only one set of terms existed and that those pushing inaccurate reports would be exposed soon.

The U.S. and Iran announced a two-week ceasefire on Tuesday evening, though both parties explicitly referenced the competing peace proposals of the other nation as part of the negotiations and the terms of the deal appear to be the subject of dispute.

"Numerous Agreements, Lists, and Letters are being sent out by people that have absolutely nothing to do with the U.S.A. / Iran Negotiation, in many cases, they are total Fraudsters, Charlatans, and WORSE," Trump posted on Truth Social. "They will be rapidly exposed after our Federal Investigation is completed. There is only one group of meaningful 'POINTS' that are acceptable to the United States, and we will be discussing them behind closed doors during these Negotiations."

"These are the POINTS that are the basis on which we agreed to a CEASEFIRE," he added. "It is something that is reasonable, and can easily be dispensed with. It’s very much like Fake News CNN last night, headlining a “source” that had no power or authority to write a Letter claiming great authority."

Trump's initial announcement explicitly described Iran's 10-point peace plan as "workable" while the Iranian foreign minister's own statement explicitly stated that the 10-point plan and Trump's own 15-point plan would serve as the basis for negotiations. Trump later shared that post to Truth Social.

Trump on Tuesday evening fumed at CNN, accusing the outlet of posting a fake statement from the Iranian government in which Iran declared victory and stated that the U.S. had accepted its 10-point plan. CNN published a statement from the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, which was also published to state media outlets, which said exactly that.

Additional confusion ensued after Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who brokered the agreement, explicitly stated that the ceasefire applied to Lebanon. The White House on Wednesday, however, denied that Lebanon was part of the agreement.

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent at Just the News. Follow him on X.