The US will offer Iran $ 300 billion as part of a peace agreement — The New York Times

The United States will offer Iran $300 billion as part of a peace agreement. This is reported by The New York Times.

According to the newspaper, one of the new and unexpected elements in the draft peace agreement on Iran is the proposal to create a $300 billion investment fund for Iran.

Tehran initially insisted that the amount be paid as compensation for military damage. Iranian officials estimate the total damage from the conflict in the range of 300 billion to 1 trillion dollars.

The American side redefined this amount as an international investment fund. This is done intentionally to avoid using the word "compensation" or "reparations", which would have a completely different political and legal meaning for the United States.

This idea is attributed to Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. It includes proposals such as the stimulation of real estate projects in Tehran and the creation of a broader investment mechanism as an incentive for the agreement.

As part of this plan, Iranian negotiators proposed to allow large American oil and energy companies to enter the Iranian market through joint ventures and investment partnerships after the lifting of sanctions.

In parallel with the investment fund, the issue of Iran's access to 24 billion frozen in foreign banks is being discussed. Iran insists on receiving at least 20 billion of this amount at the negotiation stage to stabilize the economy. The United States, in order to avoid direct payments, is studying the mechanisms for allocating these funds through third countries (for example, Qatar).

This fund is not the only thing that is being discussed. The draft agreement, which has not yet been approved by Trump, also includes ending the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a 60-day truce and subsequent negotiations on Iran's nuclear program.

At the moment, the draft memorandum has not yet been approved by the US President, and active negotiations are underway.