Iran Rejects US Claim on Assets Buying Farm Goods
Ghalibaf said Iran’s unfrozen funds will not be tied to U.S. farm purchases, rejecting Trump and Scott Bessent’s claim that the money would aid American farmers.
- On Thursday, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf rejected U.S. claims that Iran's unfrozen assets will purchase American agricultural products, writing on social media that "America falsely claims our unfrozen assets will buy their agriculture."
- President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent insist the unfrozen funds will support American farmers, with Trump stating Tuesday that assets will be used "exclusively from the United States, including Corn, Wheat, and Soybeans from our great American Farmers."
- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei asserted that any agricultural purchases would depend on "prices and quality," while state media framed the Pakistan-mediated Memorandum as a "declaration of US defeat."
- Tensions persist following the agreement signed June 18, as Ghalibaf stated, "The only crop we're harvesting is what you planted: decades of mistrust," suggesting the framework does not mandate purchasing U.S. commodities.
- Separately, security concerns persist in the Strait of Hormuz, where twenty percent of the world's oil consumption passed before the conflict; officials have rejected Iranian attempts to impose tolls on passing vessels under the 60-day agreement.
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Amid ongoing US-Iran talks in Switzerland, a new dispute has emerged over a $12 billion freeze. The US wants the funds to be used to purchase agricultural products and humanitarian supplies, while Iran insists it will decide on their use once the funds are released. This issue has further complicated the ongoing negotiations between the two countries.
Iranian Parliament President Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf today rejected U.S. claims that Iran’s unfrozen assets would be spent on U.S. agricultural products, at the latest sign of discord between the two sides on how the released funds should be spent. In a post on X’s social network, Ghalibaf, also Iran’s chief negotiator, wrote that “The U.S. falsely claims that our unfrozen assets will buy their agriculture. Interestingly, the only crop we’re re…
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