President Donald Trump criticized two media organizations for reporting on what he deemed a “FAKE TEN POINT PLAN” pertaining to the ceasefire in the Iran war. Trump made the accusations in a social media post on his Truth Social account shortly before 11 p.m. on Wednesday night, seemingly labeling both organizations as “evil losers.”
“The Failing New York Times and Fake News CNN each reported a totally FAKE TEN POINT PLAN on the Iran negotiations which was meant to discredit the people involved in the peace process,” Trump said. “All ten points were a made up HOAX – EVIL LOSERS!!! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN”
CNN previously published an article discussing the terms of the ceasefire and the different peace proposals submitted by the United States and Iran. While discussing Iran’s proposal, CNN referenced a version of the plan that was posted to the Official Account of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in India. The post listed the 10 points that the U.S. supposedly “accepted as workable.”
“You started the war, but Iran will set the conditions for its end,” read the X post. “Iran’s 10-point conditions that the US has accepted as ‘workable.’ The US is fundamentally committed to.”
Included in the list were conditions to which the U.S. supposedly agreed, including “acceptance of enrichment,” “payment of compensation to Iran,” “termination of all UN Security Council resolutions,” and “continuation of Iran’s control over the Strait of Hormuz.” The New York Times referenced the same plan, but stipulated that Iran’s proposal was “not the same as the one President Trump said was a ‘workable basis’ for negotiations.”
A CNN spokesperson said: “The statement in question was obtained by CNN from Iranian officials and reported on multiple Iranian state media outlets. We received the statement from specific official Iranian spokespeople who are known to us.”
On Wednesday, the Washington Examiner reported that Vice President JD Vance sought to clear up confusion about the various proposals, explaining what happened with each version and the U.S. officials who received them.
“The first 10-point proposal was something that was submitted, and we think, frankly, was probably written by ChatGPT,” Vance said. He said the Trump administration did not consider this in any way, and it was discarded.
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“There was a second 10-point proposal that was much more reasonable, that was based on some back and forth between us, between the Pakistanis, and that is the 10-point proposal that the president was referencing in his Truth yesterday,” Vance said.
He said there was a third proposal he saw that was “even more maximalist than the first 10-point proposal that’s been floating around various social media channels.” However, it is the second proposal that the administration had accepted for consideration and that the president was referring to in his social media posts about the ceasefire.
