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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(138,733 posts)
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 03:22 PM Jun 12

Iran demands $300bn to end war

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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Iran demands $300bn to end war (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 12 OP
Hey! Donnie said it was almost over! Guess not. paleotn Jun 12 #1
"They wanna end this war more than we do. BaronChocula Jun 12 #11
LOL. I'm sure sandbox Donnie will really go for that! ananda Jun 12 #2
The GOP has frothed at the mouth over their claim that Obama gave Iran $1.7 billion onenote Jun 12 #3
Not even US funds KT2000 Jun 12 #5
So...going to send them pallets of cash Trump? Bengus81 Jun 12 #4
Trump would absolutely send them pallets of cash... with his cut right off the top. Norrrm Jun 13 #27
'Utter humiliation' awaits Trump as details of latest Iran deal leak: expert LetMyPeopleVote Jun 12 #6
I stick to the prediction I've made all along. No way he sucks up the loss. There will be no deal. pat_k Jun 12 #17
So the taxpayers are on the hook for the billions that the war has already cost, the future Marie Marie Jun 12 #7
300 B$ here, 300 B$ there, and soon you're talking big money. Festivito Jun 12 #15
Oh, shoot! Aussie105 Jun 12 #22
LOL, The Art of the Deal maxsolomon Jun 12 #8
Why is the UN allowing Iran to be in control of it if it is international waters? MichMan Jun 12 #9
Don't forget folks he actually put two casinos into bankruptcy ashredux Jun 12 #10
Tearing up the deal Obama signed with Iran is turning out to be extremely expensive. SamuelAdams Jun 12 #12
According to the facts. Nt BootinUp Jun 12 #14
Well, there it is! The Art of the Deal! Gosh, didn't Trumpy do something really, really good for us! Gee... PatrickforB Jun 12 #13
I guess giving every Iranian a Trump phone and Trump bible is out. bluedigger Jun 12 #16
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 Jun 12 #18
$300B? Are they fucking kidding? Orrex Jun 12 #19
Iran is playing Moron Don like a fiddle. Dr. T Jun 12 #20
It is easy. Thiel & Musk donate 100 billion each delisen Jun 12 #21
In response, Trump, Musk and others shout 'Not with my money! I will defend my wealth to the death!' Aussie105 Jun 12 #23
Trump: I will defend my wealth to YOUR death!' Norrrm Jun 13 #29
So... lonely bird Jun 13 #24
Gee, Elon Musk can just reach into his wallet and pay that. nt MrsCheaplaugh Jun 13 #25
Paging Barack Obama ... "Sir, what's your take on this?" FakeNoose Jun 13 #26
Again the information coming out about the Iranian peace deal ................. Lovie777 Jun 13 #28
As usual, we get the Fart of the Deal mdbl Jun 13 #30
And they want a pony & a unicorn! EX500rider Jun 13 #31
Damn, 300 billion dollars republianmushroom Jun 13 #32
So as many have thought moniss Jun 13 #33
How about if we just give them Elon Musk? travelingthrulife Jun 13 #34

BaronChocula

(4,958 posts)
11. "They wanna end this war more than we do.
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 04:45 PM
Jun 12

Maybe much more. Maybe more than you've ever seen someone wanting to end a war."

onenote

(46,341 posts)
3. The GOP has frothed at the mouth over their claim that Obama gave Iran $1.7 billion
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 03:34 PM
Jun 12

What will Trump claim to have gotten in return if he gives them 175 times that amount?

LetMyPeopleVote

(183,817 posts)
6. 'Utter humiliation' awaits Trump as details of latest Iran deal leak: expert
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 03:53 PM
Jun 12

trump is going to release to Iran more money than President Obama did

Should a desperate Donald Trump sign off on the latest deal with Iran that led him to call off a major attack late Thursday, he would suffer a "major humiliation" based on leaked details.

Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2026-06-12T15:00:40.467Z

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-humiliation-2677031679/

Should a desperate Donald Trump sign off on the latest deal with Iran that led him to call off a major attack late Thursday, he would suffer a “major humiliation” based on leaked details.

That is according to Insider editor Michael Weiss, who appeared on MS NOW’s “Morning Joe” on Friday morning and claimed that the president has come to the realization that he was duped into the whole endeavor.

Pointing out that the president has announced an imminent deal is at hand countless times, co-host Joe Scarborough asked, “Why do we keep hearing the same thing over and over and over again when the Iranians have rejected this deal time and again, and hardliners in America have rejected this deal?”

Weiss replied, “I mean, I just want to read you — Iran's Mehr News Agency put out their version of this deal. Now, again, underscore we ... don't know if this is going to be the memorandum of understanding. But in their version of the deal they get $300 billion in reconstruction money, $24 billion in a cash infusion, half of which will come before the negotiations begin.”

“Remember, this isn't a deal, this is an agreement to keep talking and an extension of a cease-fire. There's nothing new in here,” he elaborated. “Again, the Iranian version that talks about the missile program or financing or arming terrorist proxies like Lebanese Hezbollah.”


Marie Marie

(11,635 posts)
7. So the taxpayers are on the hook for the billions that the war has already cost, the future
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 04:02 PM
Jun 12

costs until he unentangles us from this fiasco, the billions to replenish all the weapons we used plus the billions to buy our way out. All because he wanted to be a tough guy and flex his military might. Plus we eat the increased prices for gas and groceries. And yet 1/3 of this country would eat a mile of his shit just to get closer to him.

Festivito

(13,951 posts)
15. 300 B$ here, 300 B$ there, and soon you're talking big money.
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 06:36 PM
Jun 12

Repay them for what we destroyed.
Replenish our supply of rockets and repairs.
Repair our troops.
Repatriate our dead.

Dozens or hundreds of missiles, each a million dollars or more a piece.

Hey Elon, we'd like to DOGE your personal.wealth. That might actually pay for what your favorite president just spent.

Aussie105

(8,336 posts)
22. Oh, shoot!
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 10:34 PM
Jun 12

Wait until the MAGA faithful find out how much this is going to cost them, and get a WORSE deal than the one Donnie broke because it was Obama's!

Iran will want reparations for the war damage and a permanent transit tariff to use the Straight.

maxsolomon

(39,396 posts)
8. LOL, The Art of the Deal
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 04:20 PM
Jun 12

Even MFer isn't dumb enough to agree to those terms.

YOU HAVE NO CARDS, DOTARD MCDIPSHIT.

ashredux

(2,985 posts)
10. Don't forget folks he actually put two casinos into bankruptcy
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 04:41 PM
Jun 12

That should’ve told you something right there

PatrickforB

(15,554 posts)
13. Well, there it is! The Art of the Deal! Gosh, didn't Trumpy do something really, really good for us! Gee...
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 05:45 PM
Jun 12

I'm speechless.

bluedigger

(17,465 posts)
16. I guess giving every Iranian a Trump phone and Trump bible is out.
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 08:15 PM
Jun 12

This is going to be a difficult negotiation.

Wonder Why

(7,367 posts)
18. If Biden were president, I'd say fight if congress approves. With Trump, have him pay out of his own pocket as he
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 09:05 PM
Jun 12

is the perpetrator.

Orrex

(67,528 posts)
19. $300B? Are they fucking kidding?
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 09:57 PM
Jun 12

With that kind of money, we could fund 9 hours of the war.

All else being equal, there's no way that this could happen, not with the murderous Netanyahu owning Trump and Republicans in general.

Dr. T

(808 posts)
20. Iran is playing Moron Don like a fiddle.
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 10:01 PM
Jun 12

1. They're speaking to him in his own language: bribery.
2. I'd bet my paycheck that it ain't gonna' happen, at least now.

delisen

(7,496 posts)
21. It is easy. Thiel & Musk donate 100 billion each
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 10:17 PM
Jun 12

Trump family, Bezos, and cabinet members come up with another billion and we negotiate the rest,

Seems like the fairest solution

Aussie105

(8,336 posts)
23. In response, Trump, Musk and others shout 'Not with my money! I will defend my wealth to the death!'
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 10:39 PM
Jun 12

Country responds . . . so we can have your wealth when you pass?

Early passes can be arranged in the near future!

Am I wrong in thinking history is repeating itself?
Republican presidents get the country into a financial hole, and the next Dem president gets to clean it up?

lonely bird

(3,115 posts)
24. So...
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 07:34 AM
Jun 13

Trump says Iran’s version bears no relation to the truth.

Trump wouldn’t know truth if it walked up and kicked him in the balls.

Lovie777

(24,426 posts)
28. Again the information coming out about the Iranian peace deal .................
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 08:05 AM
Jun 13

is all over the place, total chaos and disinformation the tactic used by the fucked up Republicans.

EX500rider

(12,852 posts)
31. And they want a pony & a unicorn!
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 11:08 AM
Jun 13

Please, the country currently suffering the most IS Iran as they can sell no oil with a blockade enforced.

Iran exports an average of 1.6 to 1.7 million barrels per day (b/d) of crude oil and condensate, generating between $30 billion and $50 billion in annual net export revenue.

Currently zero.

Direct GDP Contribution: Oil production generally constitutes about 23% of Iran's wealth output.
Government Revenue: Oil and gas revenues typically make up between 25% and 30% of the Iranian government's fiscal budget.


They are running out of storage room and will have to start shutting down wells, restarting their old wells is not always doable.

Iran is rapidly running out of both onshore and offshore oil storage space, with U.S. and industry officials estimating that its capacity is between 57% to 90% full. Because a U.S. naval blockade has prevented tankers from exporting crude, Tehran is expected to exhaust its remaining storage in a matter of days or weeks

Restarting old oil wells in Iran is an exceptionally difficult, slow, and expensive process. Because Iran’s fields are mature and suffer from historical underinvestment, a prolonged shutdown risks irreversible damage to the underground reservoirs, requiring billions of dollars to rehabilitate.

They can talk tough but will need a deal more then the US soon.

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