Fact Check: Is Iran influencing Trump through radio-wave technology?

WASHINGTON, DC: Claims circulating online allege that Iran used low-frequency electromagnetic waves to influence President Donald Trump into signing the recent Islamabad Memorandum, a peace agreement that reportedly eased sanctions and reopened nuclear negotiations with Tehran.

Let us fact-check the claim.

Claim: Iran is influencing Trump through low-frequency radio wave technology

The rumor appears to have originated from an X user who posted: "BREAKING: Israeli TV commentators are claiming that Iran is influencing President Trump through low-frequency radio-wave technology."

As of this writing, the post has received more than 90,000 views and sparked widespread discussion online, with many users questioning the credibility of the claim.

Several commenters expressed skepticism. One user wrote, "Their tech they are using to control Trump must be broken then because they are controlling Trump, not Iran." Another dismissed the allegation, commenting, "Haha, people are watching too much science fiction, aren't they?"

The claim emerged amid criticism from some Israeli hardliners, particularly commentators associated with the right-leaning Channel 14 network, who have expressed frustration with Trump's shift from military confrontation toward diplomacy with Iran.

Following the signing of the Islamabad Memorandum, a reported de-escalation agreement that eased sanctions, lifted certain restrictions, and reopened nuclear negotiations, some critics suggested that ordinary political explanations were insufficient.

Instead, they promoted the theory that Iran was somehow influencing Trump through low-frequency electromagnetic waves.

Fact Check: False, no evidence to back the viral claim

The claim is false and is not supported by credible evidence. While extremely low-frequency (ELF) electromagnetic waves can affect biological systems under controlled laboratory conditions, there is no evidence that they can be used to remotely control a person's thoughts, decisions, or behavior.

Scientists have not demonstrated any technology capable of influencing a world leader's policy choices from another country using ELF waves. In practice, ELF waves are primarily used for specialized communications, such as transmitting messages to submarines.

Experts say that remotely directing thoughts into someone's brain would require unrealistic levels of power and precision and would have to overcome the brain's natural protections against external electromagnetic signals.

No US, Israeli, or independent source has produced evidence that Iran, or any other country, has used such technology on Donald Trump. 

The rumor stems from comments made by Uri Geller during an appearance on Israeli Channel 14, a right-leaning television network.

Geller claimed that Iran was using low-frequency electromagnetic waves to influence Trump's thinking and linked the alleged influence to Trump's decision to support the Islamabad Memorandum, a June 2026 agreement aimed at easing tensions between the United States and Iran.

He also claimed that Russia, North Korea, and Iran possess similar capabilities and described the technology as a form of electromagnetic telepathy.

However, Geller did not provide evidence to support these assertions, and no independent source has verified them.

As a result, the allegation remains an unproven conspiracy theory rather than a substantiated claim. The comments appear to reflect political disagreement over Trump's diplomatic approach toward Iran, not evidence of a real mind-control weapon.