Trump attacks Barak Ravid's workplace: "Like most of it – it's a lie"

US President Donald Trump launched a sharp attack on the news site Axios, where Barak Ravid serves as a senior correspondent, following a report about economic relief for Iran. Trump denied the report, called it a "complete lie," and demanded its immediate removal.

US President Donald Trump launched an unprecedented frontal attack against the news site Axios, where Israeli journalist Barak Ravid serves as a senior correspondent. The attack erupted following a report by the site, based on US officials, stating that the Trump administration is willing to ease sanctions and release billions of dollars of Iran's funds as part of a final deal in exchange for concessions on its nuclear program. Trump responded on Truth Social with exceptional harshness, flatly denying that he offered any sanctions relief, and asserted that the article, like most of the site's reports, is a "false HOAX" designed to feed "Trump Derangement Syndrome." The president emphasized that he offered nothing to Iran and demanded that the site's leaders immediately remove the story. The original Axios report was based on US officials, but Trump categorically refuted the information.