After Exempting Iran's Oil Trade, the U.S. Turns Its Attention to Billions in Unfrozen Iranian Assets: Buy American Food
Iran has finally reached this day.
According to a statement from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the United States will open a 60-day oil exemption for Iran, during which Iran can sell its oil freely around the world—including to the United States—and settle these transactions in U.S. dollars.
This marks the first time since the 1979 revolution that Iran has been allowed to conduct oil trade without restrictions. For decades, the U.S. has hardly imported Iranian oil, instead forcibly seizing Iranian oil through illegal means.
Iran currently faces a severe shortage of foreign exchange, making this development an undoubtedly uplifting news. In fact, even the Iran nuclear deal signed during the Obama administration did not offer such significant concessions on Iranian oil trade—ironically, the boomerang has ultimately struck Trump himself.
Naturally, the U.S. will never admit it has lost. Vice President Vance, who is leading the negotiations, stated that tens of billions of dollars in Iranian assets frozen by Qatar may be unfrozen—but only if Iran uses the funds to purchase American agricultural products.
Vance claimed that Iran lacks food while the U.S. has surplus grain. The agricultural goods previously unsold to China could now meet Iran’s needs. Thus, Iranians won’t go hungry, and American farmers will profit—win-win for both sides.
Vance pointed out that this idea originated from Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, and represents a very intriguing solution, full of “Trump-style” educational flair.
But in reality, Iran’s official government has not explicitly agreed to this proposal, and this clause has not been included in any memorandum. The head of Iran’s central bank stated that purchasing American agricultural products is Iran’s right, not an obligation—the frozen funds do not have to be used to buy food, nor must the food come exclusively from the United States.
Indeed, even without winning the war, Trump still finds ways to do business.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1868764925294601/
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