Trump Admin Renames Iran’s $300 Billion Reparations Demand an ‘Investment Fund’ to Avoid a Political Firestorm at Home
Draft agreement between US and Iran includes a massive investment fund, avoiding terms like 'reparations.'
The man who spent a decade calling Obama a traitor for sending Iran $400 million is now floating a fund four hundred times that size, just with a friendlier name on the tin.
A
draft memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran, reported by the New York Times on 28 May 2026, includes a proposed £224 billion ($300 billion) reconstruction mechanism for Iran. The fund's inclusion follows months of negotiations to end the 2026 US-Iran war, during which Tehran had explicitly demanded reparations for bombardment damage that some Iranian officials estimate at between £224 billion ($300 billion) and £745 billion ($1 trillion).
Diplomats familiar with the draft told the Times that the American side intentionally avoided the words 'compensation' or 'reparations,' opting instead for the term 'international investment fund,' a rebranding confirmed by multiple officials across outlets including
Axios and
CNN. As of 30 May 2026, President Trump has not signed the agreement.
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