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Miles Archer

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Thu May 28, 2026, 10:39 PM Thursday

Lemme get this straight. We (taxpayers) are gonna GIVE IRAN $300 BILLION to "rebuild" after Grampy's bombing? [View all]

The New York Times reported that part of the deal on the table includes a $300 billion investment fund to help rebuild Iran at the end of the war. The report was published at a time when the Trump administration and Iranian officials are in a standoff over the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global waterway for energy trade, which has prolonged the over three-month-old conflict.

"Iranian official described it as a 'reconstruction program' that would be promised to Iran in the event a final agreement was signed. Earlier in the negotiations, Tehran had demanded reparations for bombardment damage that some Iranian officials estimate at $300 billion to $1 trillion," according to the report.

Analysts and observers reacted to the report on social media.

"That’s 300 ballrooms!" Sarah Longwell, publisher of The Bulwark, posted on X.

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-iran-2676969583/?utm_source=superhead
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