U.S. Weighs $300 Billion Iran Fund as Trump Seeks Peace Deal

1 articles · Updated · The New Republic · May 29

$300 billion is the size of an Iran “reconstruction program” now under consideration by the United States as part of a potential peace agreement, according to a New York Times report.
Iran raised reparations demands after destruction from the conflict, and the proposed fund is meant to help secure Tehran’s agreement to step back from the war.
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner helped spur the idea, with mediators saying they pitched real-estate projects and an investment vehicle for Iran if a deal is reached.
The proposal would dwarf the $1.7 billion tied to Barack Obama’s Iran deal, underscoring how far Trump’s approach could go in using economic incentives to end the conflict.