White House’s Leavitt testily denies existence of 15-point Iran ceasefire plan that Trump touted just days ago
Days after President Donald Trump told reporters his administration was pushing a 15-point plan for a ceasefire in the nearly month-old war he started against Iran, the White House is suggesting that reports about the existence of such a plan may not be “entirely factual.”
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday slammed coverage of the plan, which Iranian officials have reportedly rejected during talks which she characterized as “productive” during a briefing with reporters.
“I saw a 15 point plan that was floated in the media. I would caution reporters in this room from reporting about speculative points or speculative plans from anonymous sources. The White House never confirmed that full plan. There are elements of truth to it, but some of the stories I read were not entirely factual,” she said.
Her comments appeared to cast doubt on whether any such plan exist, but the existence of the 15-point American plan was first revealed by Trump himself on Monday when he spoke to reporters — including The Independent — before boarding Air Force One for a flight to Memphis, Tennessee.
After he said there were “many points of agreement” between Washington and Tehran, he was asked to elaborate further on what they might be.
He replied: “15 points, 15 points.”
“They’re not going to have a nuclear weapon. That’s number one. That’s number one, two and three,” he said.
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