{"id":1594,"date":"2026-06-03T19:34:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T19:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1594"},"modified":"2026-06-03T19:34:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T19:34:58","slug":"monetary-compensation-becomes-key-sticking-point-in-iran-deal-as-trump-bristles-at-comparison-to-obama-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1594","title":{"rendered":"Monetary compensation becomes key sticking point in Iran deal as Trump bristles at comparison to Obama agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div> <div>\n<button>\n<strong>\n<span><svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n<span>Summary<\/span>\n<\/strong>\n<span><svg><\/svg>\n<\/span>\n<span><svg><\/svg>\n<\/span>\n<\/button>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Monetary compensation remains a major sticking point in US-Iran negotiations as Trump seeks a deal that will be viewed as superior to Obama&#8217;s 2015 agreement.<\/li>\n<li>Iran wants immediate financial relief while Trump officials worry early fund releases could weaken leverage for future nuclear talks.<\/li>\n<li>Trump has told advisers he will not sign any deal where the US directly provides money to Iran.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<span>AI-generated summary was reviewed by a CNN editor.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            One of the key sticking points remaining in negotiations between the US and Iran centers on monetary compensation, as President Donald Trump is eager to strike a deal that will be viewed as superior to a prior agreement inked during the Obama administration, a US official familiar with the talks told CNN.\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1590\">The Supreme Court gave Republicans another congressional win. But its ruling means much more.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            Iran has communicated to mediators that they want some form of financial compensation to be released as soon as the two sides agree on an initial memorandum of understanding, the official said, and not withheld for a future date.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            But Trump administration officials are concerned that any unfreezing of funds at such an early stage could lessen the economic pain the US has inflicted on Iran throughout the course of the war \u2014 potentially eliminating, or at least weakening, a key leverage point Washington holds over Tehran.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            That leverage will be fundamental to the US entering the second phase of negotiations \u2014 or \u201chighly technical talks,\u201d as Secretary of State Marco Rubio referred to them \u2014 on the specifics of Iran\u2019s nuclear program.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Trump has made clear to his team that he wants any agreement to appear far stronger than the deal struck in 2015, and to avoid anything that could be construed as handing over \u201cpallets of cash,\u201d a phrase Trump has invoked to criticize then-President Barack Obama\u2019s decision to give Iran financial compensation.\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"President Barack Obama speaks during a press conference on the nuclear deal with Iran, in the East Room of the White House, on July 15, 2015.\" class=\"wp-image-1593\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6d4b32f27f12ed6f0f0caddfe3ecd455.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6d4b32f27f12ed6f0f0caddfe3ecd455.jpg 768w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6d4b32f27f12ed6f0f0caddfe3ecd455-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>President Barack Obama speaks during a press conference on the nuclear deal with Iran, in the East Room of the White House, on July 15, 2015.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>Brendan Smialowski\/AFP\/Getty Images\/File<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            The president has told advisers he will not sign any deal where the US directly provides money to Iran, according to sources familiar with the matter, mindful of the comparisons to the Obama deal. The 2015 agreement unfroze $1.7 billion for Iran, a figure dwarfed by the $12 billion Iran has sought as part of the current negotiations.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Given Iran is unlikely to agree to any deal that has no compensation, officials acknowledge the issue is as much about public messaging as it is financial logistics. Advisers have worked to develop options that would involve other countries, including Qatar, releasing funds to Iran while the US avoids direct payments to the regime.\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1578\">Senate Republicans drop Trump ballroom funding from immigration bill<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            Another option would involve unfreezing Iranian assets but restricting them for humanitarian use only \u2013 dispersing the money to approved vendors for medicine, food and agricultural goods rather than giving them to the regime itself.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            There have also been discussions around an investment fund for Iran that would provide billions of dollars for reconstruction once the two sides reach a final deal, sources have said. The US would not invest in the fund, and the bulk of the money would come from Gulf nations.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The White House has insisted Iran won\u2019t see any financial relief until it relinquishes its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, invoking the refrain \u201cno dust, no dollars\u201d as shorthand for the red line.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cWe have control of money that they claim is theirs,\u201d Trump said at a Cabinet meeting last week. \u201cWe\u2019ll keep control of that money. When they behave properly, and when they do what\u2019s right, we\u2019ll let them have their money. But right now, we\u2019re not doing that.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Secretary of State Marco Rubio also said that sanctions would not be lifted immediately.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cThere\u2019s no signing bonuses here, but ultimately it would all be conditions based,\u201d he said in a congressional hearing Wednesday. \u201cThe sanctions that are directly related to the nuclear program would be discussed \u2013 if in fact they go through all the way on the things that we\u2019re asking them to do \u2013 but that would be part of the negotiation. It wouldn\u2019t be at the front end.\u201d\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1576\">Trump suggests he won\u2019t take down UFC \u2018Claw\u2019 on White House lawn<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the key sticking points remaining in negotiations between the US and Iran centers on monetary compensation, as President Donald Trump is eager to strike a deal that will be viewed as superior to a prior agreement inked during the Obama administration, a US official familiar with the talks told CNN.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1591,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Monetary compensation becomes key sticking point in Iran deal as Trump bristles at comparison to Obama agreement - 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