"Iran having hard time with food": Trump claims share from unfrozen Iranian assets
Washington DC, June 26
US President Donald Trump on Thursday claimed that the US will take money from Iran as it is having a hard time with food.
Trump, while addressing Rose Garden Club Dinner with American Farmers, said that Iran will be a new market for the US.
"We have another one a new market coming up and that's called the lovely country of Iran. It's a beautiful place. Would anybody like to go there? The Islamic Republic of Iran is having a hard time with food and we're going to be taking some of their money and we'll spend it and we're going to be buying wheat, soybeans and corn a lot of it. And that process is going to be starting pretty soon. It's going to be pretty big too. I think it's going to be very big," he said.
Meanwhile, Iran's Parliamentary Speaker MB Ghalibaf said that the US claims of unfrozen assets being used to buy their agricultural products is false.
In a post on X, he said, "America falsely claims our unfrozen assets will buy their agriculture. Interesting. The only crop we're harvesting is what you planted: decades of mistrust. It's organic, abundant, and homegrown. But apparently the US only exports GMO soybeans, broken promises and trash talks."
The rebukes follow Trump remarking that initial financial relief under Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) would include USD 500 million in American goods. Trump insisted that no direct cash would reach Tehran, promising the funds would instead be used to buy corn and wheat from US farmers to alleviate what he described as Iran's "hunger problem," Al Jazeera reported.
US Vice President JD Vance said if Iranian assets are unfrozen, "they're going to go to make American farmers richer and feed the Iranian people," as quoted by Al Jazeera.
— ANI
Reader Comments
"Decades of mistrust" - Ghalibaf said it perfectly. America has been burning bridges in the Middle East for years. Now they want to act like saviors with someone else's money? As an Indian, I see this as classic US arrogance. They think they can dictate terms to everyone. Iran has survived under sanctions for decades - they'll manage this too.
As an American, I'm embarrassed. Trump is literally saying we'll take frozen Iranian money to buy food from US farmers and call it "helping." This is extortion dressed up as humanitarian aid. No wonder the world doesn't trust us anymore. Iran's parliament speaker called it right - "broken promises and trash talks."
From an Indian perspective, this is pure power play. The US wants to control Iran's economy while pretending to be generous. India has always maintained good relations with Iran - trade, Chabahar port, diplomatic ties. We know Iran isn't a helpless country begging for food. They produce their own wheat, rice, fruits. This is just political theater. 🤔
Honestly, as a Canadian, this whole approach is baffling. Trump talks about Iran having a "hunger problem" but sanctions have made it impossible for them to trade normally. Using frozen assets to buy American products isn't humanitarian aid - it's economic manipulation. India and many other nations see through this. The world is watching.
Trump's "beautiful country" comment followed by "hard time with food" is peak condescension. Iran has ancient civilization, strong culture, and resilient people. They don't need American charity with
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