U.S. Considers $20 Billion Cash-for-Uranium Deal with Iran

Friday, April 17, 2026

The U.S. and Iran are negotiating over a three-page plan to end the war, with one element under discussion being that the U.S. would release $20 billion in frozen Iranian funds ...

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But first, we need to establish what "transaction" Trump is talking about. It's this: A plan to free up $20 billion for Iran in exchange for uranium. This is what Trump intends to do.

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-- Brandon Friedman (@brandonfriedman.bsky.social) Apr 17, 2026 at 10:36 AM

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Didn't Trump/MAGA label Obama as a traitor for doing something like this?

#1 | Posted by Zed at 2026-04-17 09:56 AM | Reply

Why does Donald Trump want to give $20 Billion to that evil regime in Iran? Doesn't the Pope not understand politics?

#2 | Posted by Zed at 2026-04-17 09:58 AM | Reply | Funny: 1

Lol so now we're going to pay them for something Obama's deal was going to achieve before Trump broke it?

With, dare I say it, pallets of cash?

This administration is such a group of clowns who pales in comparison only to the idiots who still support it.

#3 | Posted by jpw at 2026-04-17 10:02 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

~~U.S. considers $20 billion cash-for-uranium deal with Iran~~

Trump begs Iran for peace to end the war he incompetently started and cannot figure out how to win and offers them $20 billion bribe.

Fixed.

#4 | Posted by censored at 2026-04-17 10:04 AM | Reply

Dummkopf Trumpf wants the "radioactive dust" from Iran.

Go send Barron to pick it all up.

#5 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-04-17 10:16 AM | Reply

We have accomplished our goal of making everything worse than before.

Go ahead, step outside. Breathe. Admittedly, you won't notice much of a difference because the world today is pretty much the same as it was a few weeks ago, only more unstable. Which, again, and we cannot stress this enough, was the whole point.

#6 | Posted by lee_the_agent at 2026-04-17 11:00 AM | Reply | Funny: 1

They should give Vance the Nobel Peace Prize just to piss off Trump.

#7 | Posted by lee_the_agent at 2026-04-17 11:16 AM | Reply | Funny: 2

They should give Vance the Nobel Peace Prize just to piss off Trump.

Pakistan is the better bet.

#8 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-04-17 11:28 AM | Reply

"With, dare I say it, pallets of cash?"

Pallets of cash!
Pallets of cash!
Pallets of cash!

Yeah.

It's gonna be said a lot.

#9 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-04-17 11:34 AM | Reply

Womp womp.

#10 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-04-17 11:35 AM | Reply

Trumpy reminds me of a dog I once had.

I had to stick his nose in his own poop a lot until he stopped popping on my carpets.

(But never once did I ever consider taking him to the gravel pits!)

#11 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-04-17 11:37 AM | Reply

"Trumpy reminds me of a dog I once had"

Kristi Noem, is that you?

#12 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-04-17 11:41 AM | Reply

$20 billion.

So, only half of what Trump gave Javier Milei.

Iran should demand another $20 billion.

Why should Javi get more?

#13 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-04-17 12:27 PM | Reply

So, $20 billion for a stockpile of uranium.

But nothing to prevent them from enriching more?

What a sweet deal for Iran.

Will Bibi allow this?

What happened to regime change?

#14 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-04-17 12:30 PM | Reply

Trump Says Iran Has Agreed to Everything' on Nuclear Program
www.newsweek.com

... President Donald Trump said Iran has agreed to suspend its nuclear program indefinitely and will not receive any U.S. frozen funds, according to Bloomberg News and CNN.

Trump also told both outlets Friday that a deal to end the war with Iran -- which the United States and Israel launched in late February -- is largely complete. He said talks aimed at reaching a lasting agreement will "probably" take place this weekend.

NewsNation correspondent Kellie Meyer said on X Friday that she spoke by phone with President Trump. When asked directly whether Iran had agreed to stop enriching uranium, Trump responded, "Yes."

When Meyer followed up to confirm, Trump said Iran had "agreed to everything." Asked whether the outcome surprised him, Trump said he was "not surprised by anything," before ending the call. ...

#15 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-04-17 01:31 PM | Reply

Trump lies a lot.

Let's see what Iran has to say.

Most people have stopped listening to Trump and his administration when it comes to facts about this boondoggle.

#16 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-04-17 01:43 PM | Reply

What did Obama and Biden get for multiple pallets-o-cash? Nothing? An empty promise? Increased terrorism? Fully financed insurgency that maimed and killed US troops in Iraq?

#17 | Posted by visitor_ at 2026-04-17 01:48 PM | Reply

What did Trump get for starting a war with Iran?

Humiliated, alienated, exposed as Netanyahu's b*tch.

Now he's paying Iran to end the war he started.

What a loser.

Visitard is gonna pull his pud with FishPedo over pedophile Trump begging the Iranians to agree to end this war and reopen the strait of Hormuz.

#18 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-04-17 02:09 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

What did Obama and Biden get for multiple pallets-o-cash? Nothing? An empty promise? Increased terrorism? Fully financed insurgency that maimed and killed US troops in Iraq?

#17 | Posted by visitor_

Thanks for reminding us that your cult is enraged about things that never happened while ignoring what is happening today.

#19 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2026-04-17 02:13 PM | Reply

What did Obama and Biden get for multiple pallets-o-cash? Nothing? An empty promise? Increased terrorism? Fully financed insurgency that maimed and killed US troops in Iraq?

#17 | Posted by visitor_

Obama: An end to Uranium enrichment and the beginning constant, on the ground monitoring

Biden: Iran never got the money. It's frozen still even though they released 5 hostages.

Trump: Giving them 10 times as much money as Obama to get only the existing Uranium, no promise to end enrichment and no monitoring as of yet

If this is the deal, we lost the war.

#20 | Posted by Sycophant at 2026-04-17 02:20 PM | Reply

What's to stop Iran from enriching uranium?

Trump just proved America can't beat Iran in a war.

Because Iran proved they can shut down the entire oil dependent world.

#21 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-04-17 02:32 PM | Reply