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Iran 'desperate for money' as sanctions relief hinges on US talks

Sky News Australia

June 24, 2026

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The Australian Columnist Tom Switzer argues that the Iranian regime is “desperate for money” and will ultimately “play ball” when negotiating with US President Donald Trump. “On one hand, the regime in Tehran has had more enhanced leverage because they’ve got the ballistic missiles, they’ve still got their militia proxies … they still have some degree of enriched uranium and the regime is still standing,” Mr Switzer told Sky News host Jaimee Rogers. “But on the other hand, they’re desperate for money. They need sanctions relief, and Trump will have some degree of leverage when it comes to sanctions relief. “If the Iranians don’t play ball, they won’t get sanctions relief.”

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