Washington, D.C. (RFD News) — The Trump administration says U.S. farmers could benefit if frozen Iranian assets are released as part of a potential agreement with Iran.
President Donald Trump says the funds would be used to purchase U.S. agricultural commodities, including soybeans, corn and wheat, to help feed Iran’s population.
“All that money’s coming back in the form of purchases of food which they desperately need. Ninety-one million people and they can’t feed ‘em. The money that we list is going to go to our farmers. Largely to our farmers.”
Vice President JD Vance called it “a classic Trump deal,” saying the unfrozen assets would help feed the Iranian people while increasing purchases from American farmers.
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