Trump Claims Farmers Support Iran Deal, Some Disagree
Quick Look
- Vice-President J.D.
- Vance proposed Iran use unfrozen funds for US farm exports.
- Donald Trump claimed farmers are happy with the plan, but some dismissed it as unrealistic and accused him of misleading them.
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Why It Matters
Vice-President J.D. Vance proposed a plan for Iran to use unfrozen funds to purchase US farm exports. Donald Trump supported the idea, claiming farmers were pleased.
Just hours after Vice-President J.D. Vance pitched a plan for Iran to spend unfrozen funds on US farm exports, Donald Trump insisted that American farmers were “very happy” with the proposal, saying he had received numerous calls of support.
But some farmers dismissed the plan as unrealistic and accused the US president of misleading growers ahead of the midterm elections.
Vance credited Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner with the idea, which he described as a “very, very good, and very classic Trump deal”.
Vance added: “If Iranian assets are ever unfrozen, they’re going to go to make American farmers richer and to feed the Iranian people.” He said “we have approval over that process [of freeing the assets]”.
Open Questions
- Will Iranian assets be unfrozen?
- What is the approval process for unfreezing assets?
- How many farmers actually support this plan?
