President Donald Trump said Tuesday evening that the unfrozen Iranian funds are intended to buy food for Iran's hungry population — and that the purchases will be made exclusively from the United States, specifically corn and soybeans. The remarks continue Trump's ongoing public detailing of Tehran's economic vulnerability and the terms of financial relief, as previously reported.
President Donald Trump said Tuesday evening that the unfrozen Iranian funds will be used exclusively to purchase food from the United States for Iran's population, which he described as 'very hungry right now.' The purchases, Trump stated, will be solely of American agricultural products — 'corn, soybeans' — and the funds are held under US control.
As The Zioneer reported earlier Tuesday (22:38 Jerusalem), Trump made similar remarks about the funds being deposited into an escrow account under US control and used for American food purchases. The current statement reiterates that exclusivity and specifies the types of goods. The remarks align with Trump's repeated public framing of Iran's economic distress, which he has detailed in several statements this week, including descriptions of 300% inflation and shortages of food and medicine.
Iran's leadership has previously rejected the claim that the funds would be restricted to US purchases, saying Trump was inventing terms not in the memorandum of understanding. The scope of the funds and the exact timeline for their release remain unconfirmed by independent sources.
3 developments
- StrongTrump says Iran will grant IAEA access to bombed nuclear sites, use frozen funds for US food
- DevelopingTrump lists Iran's economic woes: 'They have a hunger problem, a food problem, a medicine problem'
- DevelopingIran’s central bank chief: We are not committed to buying US agricultural goods
- DevelopingTrump reportedly set to grant Iran major financial relief within days, per Israeli media
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- Internal intake