Trump accuses Obama of giving citizenship to 2,500 Iranians

President Trump accused his predecessor, former President Barack Obama, on Tuesday of awarding citizenship to Iranian officials during the Iran nuclear deal negotiations.

Just out that the Obama Administration granted citizenship, during the terrible Iran Deal negotiation, to 2,500 Iranians - including to government officials. How big (and bad) is that?

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 3, 2018

The president’s allegation is based on the Iranian claims in a Fox News report. Hojjat al-Islam Mojtaba Zolnour, a member of Iran’s parliament, told a local paper that Mr. Obama granted citizenship to 2,500 Iranians during the Iran nuclear deal negotiations.

“This sounds like totally made-up B.S.,” said Marie Harf, a former State Department spokeswoman who now works for Fox News.

The current State Department said in a statement to Fox News: “We’re not going to comment on every statement by an Iranian official.”

Mr. Trump announced in May 2018 that the U.S. would be leaving the Iran deal.