The Financial Times reports that the Trump administration is prepared to support a $300 billion investment fund for Iran as part of a final agreement to end the war, contingent on a comprehensive accord that includes a nuclear deal, according to a senior American official. The fund would be financed by private companies, not governments, and established only after a 60-day negotiation period, the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, and continued nuclear talks.
The Financial Times reported early Tuesday that the Trump administration is willing to back a $300 billion investment fund for Iran as part of a final agreement to end the war, citing a senior American official. The fund would be established only after a comprehensive accord that includes a nuclear deal, a 60-day negotiation period, the opening of the Strait of Hormuz to shipping, and continued nuclear talks. Uniquely, the funds would come from private companies in Europe, Asia, and the US — not from governments — though the fund's structure and management have not yet been finalized. Sanctions relief and the reconstruction fund would be conditional on Iran's compliance with its commitments under a memorandum of understanding. The report adds a new dimension to a fast-moving story The Zioneer has tracked for days: the SAME-THREAD context shows a senior White House official said Sunday that the next 2–3 weeks would determine if a full deal is possible, and a Trump confidant clarified Monday evening that the $300 billion reconstruction fund is contingent on nuclear dismantlement and an end to terror financing. Unlike earlier, more cautious descriptions of the fund, the FT report attributes to a senior US official a larger, explicit figure and the private-sector funding model. The fund is distinct from the frozen-asset releases of $12–25 billion previously reported.
2 developments
- StrongTrump promises nuclear deal with Iran; uranium to be exported, funds limited to humanitarian aid
- DevelopingTrump confidant Bruzewicz: Iran reconstruction fund contingent on nuclear dismantlement, end to terror
- DevelopingTrump administration conducts secret talks with Tehran on new nuclear deal
- DevelopingKhamenei adviser: Trump agreed to release $24B in frozen Iranian assets but won't say so publicly
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