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Showing Original Post only (View all)Iran demands $300bn to end war [View all]
Source: The Telegraph
Tehran has demanded $300bn (£235bn) from the US to end the war in Iran and open up the Strait of Hormuz.
However, it will not give up control over the strategic waterway, according to a draft agreement published by Iranian state media.
The text emerged amid expectations that JD Vance, the US vice-president, would fly to Geneva to sign a deal before next week's G7 meeting in the French Alps.
The deal is understood to be a memorandum of understanding effectively a promise to hold further negotiations rather than a finalized peace agreement.
Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/iran-demands-300bn-end-war-142019517.html
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The GOP has frothed at the mouth over their claim that Obama gave Iran $1.7 billion
onenote
21 hrs ago
#3
Trump would absolutely send them pallets of cash... with his cut right off the top.
Norrrm
5 hrs ago
#27
'Utter humiliation' awaits Trump as details of latest Iran deal leak: expert
LetMyPeopleVote
21 hrs ago
#6
I stick to the prediction I've made all along. No way he sucks up the loss. There will be no deal.
pat_k
16 hrs ago
#17
So the taxpayers are on the hook for the billions that the war has already cost, the future
Marie Marie
21 hrs ago
#7
Why is the UN allowing Iran to be in control of it if it is international waters?
MichMan
20 hrs ago
#9
Tearing up the deal Obama signed with Iran is turning out to be extremely expensive.
SamuelAdams
20 hrs ago
#12
Well, there it is! The Art of the Deal! Gosh, didn't Trumpy do something really, really good for us! Gee...
PatrickforB
19 hrs ago
#13
If Biden were president, I'd say fight if congress approves. With Trump, have him pay out of his own pocket as he
Wonder Why
16 hrs ago
#18
In response, Trump, Musk and others shout 'Not with my money! I will defend my wealth to the death!'
Aussie105
14 hrs ago
#23
Again the information coming out about the Iranian peace deal .................
Lovie777
5 hrs ago
#28