Trump claimed he’d obtained a private confession from a former Oval Office predecessor who regretted not attacking Iran more aggressively, but the four living ex-presidents—Clinton, Bush, Obama, and Biden—deny having recent contact with him about the claim.

He made the remarks during a Kennedy Center board lunch and again in the Oval Office, without naming which president spoke to him.

The White House did not respond to requests for comment on the conflicting accounts.

In recent weeks, Trump has shown a somewhat warmer stance toward Bill Clinton, saying he likes Clinton and believes he understands him.

The report highlights the discrepancy between Trump’s statements and the denials from aides to the four living ex-presidents, adding tension to the Iran-policy narrative.

Trump has framed his Iran actions as long overdue and contrasted them with what he sees as inaction by prior administrations, including Obama’s approach to the 2015 deal.

Trump refused to name the former president, saying he wouldn’t embarrass him or harm his career.

Separately, Trump suggested Bill Clinton’s deposition over his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein has not changed his view of Clinton and expressed mixed feelings about Clinton’s public portrayal.

The Kennedy Center board meeting also featured Trump as chairman, and he announced VP JD Vance would lead a new task force to eliminate fraud in federal benefit programs during the same Oval Office appearance.

In separate remarks, Trump reiterated that JD Vance would head the fraud-fighting task force.

After the initial claim, Trump repeated the account in the Oval Office while unveiling the fraud-fighting task force, prompting questions about the unnamed ex-president’s alleged admission.

Trump has long criticized Biden and Obama over Iran policy and pulled the U.S. from the Iran nuclear deal, while recently praising Bill Clinton in unrelated remarks.