Trump says ‘fake news’ US will pay Iran as part of peace deal

Vice President JD Vance stirred speculation earlier on Monday when asked about the fund by CBS News’s Ed O’Keefe, suggesting it was a possibility but would be paid for by the Gulf states.

“Well, Ed, that’s the sort of thing they could have access to, funded by the Gulf Coast Coalition, so long as they honor their end of the obligation,” he said.

“I think that one of the things you’re going to see, Ed — and people have to be skeptical of this — is that the hard-liners in the Iranian system will overemphasize the benefits that Iran gets while underemphasizing all the things that they have to concede and all the things they have to provide in order to get these benefits,” Vance added.

The possibility that Iran could receive financial compensation as part of a peace deal drew parallels to previous criticisms of the “pallets of cash” provision of former President Barack Obama’s deal that enraged many Republicans.

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The economic damage dealt to Iran from the war and U.S. blockade is estimated to be in the hundreds of billions.

Other details of the peace deal confirmed by Vance included Tehran agreeing to hand over its stockpile of enriched uranium, opening its doors to international nuclear inspectors, and a pledge not to pursue or purchase a nuclear weapon.