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Trump Claims Unfrozen Iranian Funds Will Be Placed in Escrow Account Controlled By US

Libertarian Institute

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June 23, 2026

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President Donald Trump said that any Iranian funds that are unfrozen by a peace agreement will be controlled by the US and limited to purchasing humanitarian goods for Iran. “The Money and/or Sanctions that the U.S. Treasury is releasing goes into escrow, controlled by the U.S.A., and will be used for the purchase of food []

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NDTV

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· Jun 23, 2026

Trump Says Unfrozen Iran Funds To Go Into Escrow Account Controlled By US

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that any Iranian funds unfrozen through sanctions relief or released by the US Treasury would go into a Washington-controlled escrow account, which Tehran could...

Korea Times News

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· Jun 23, 2026

Trump says unfrozen Iran funds to go into US-run escrow account

Trump says unfrozen Iran funds to go into US-run escrow account

BRICS News

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· Jun 23, 2026

JUST IN: 🇺🇸🇮🇷 President Trump says unfrozen Iranian funds will be used to buy US food and medi [...]

JUST IN: President Trump says unfrozen Iranian funds will be used to buy US food and medical supplies.@BRICSNews

Anadolu Agency

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· Jun 22, 2026

Iran says it's not obligated to buy US agricultural products under signed agreements

Central Bank chief says unfrozen Iranian funds not limited to purchases from United States

Hananya Naftali

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· Jun 29, 2026

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian announced that $6 billion of Iranian funds frozen in Qatar [...]

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian announced that 6 billion of Iranian funds frozen in Qatari accounts are expected to be unfrozen under the framework of a deal with the United States. Separately, Pezeshkian pledged to the international community that Iran's nuclear activities will remain consistent with national needs and within the policy frameworks we have defined.

Middle East Eye

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· Jun 26, 2026

Trump says released Iran funds to be spent on US crops

Trump says released Iran funds to be spent on US crops US President Donald Trump said unfrozen Iranian assets will be used to purchase American agricultural products, including wheat, soybeans and corn, under the framework of the recent agreement with Tehran. We're going to be taking some of their money, Trump said during an event with US farmers. And we'll spend it, and we're going to be buying wheat, soy beans and corn – a lot of it. And that process is going to be starting pretty soon. It's going to be pretty big, too. Iranian officials have previously disputed that Tehran is obligated to use the released funds to buy US products.

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