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Jarqui

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1. One other key comparison point that even Trump might understand:

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Sun May 24, 2026, 06:44 PM

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Obama admin xfered $1.7 billion to Iran in 2016 to settle a decades-old failed arms deal. ($400 million principal—originally deposited by Iran in the 1970s for undelivered military equipment—and $1.3 billion in interest.)

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202605244481
5 hours ago

Iranian negotiators are demanding the immediate release of $12 billion in frozen assets held in Qatar as a precondition for advancing talks with the United States, an informed source with direct knowledge of the negotiations told Iran International.

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