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Trump Didnt Pay Iran $20 Billion for a Worse Deal than Obamas JCPOA

“Trump got 13 Americans killed, spent billions of dollars, and just paid Iran $20 Billion to get a worse deal than the Obama JCPOA for which Obama paid $2B and Trump called him a traitor ? THE ART OF THE DEAL ! Winners of a war never pay the losers. Iran got paid, Iran won!”
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Confidence: High Checked on April 18, 2026

Summary

There is no evidence that President Trump caused the deaths of 13 Americans or that he spent billions of dollars in the manner described. The alleged $20 billion payment to Iran is a proposed unfreezing of assets, which Trump has called false, not an actual payment. Obama’s JCPOA involved unfreezing about $2 billion, and the claim that Trump’s deal was worse and involved a payment is inaccurate. Arabic media note Trump’s assertions of a large payment, but these are unverified and contradicted by major news reports.

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  • محادثات إيران.. هل ترامب أمام اتفاق أسوأ من اتفاق أوباما؟ تحليل يوضح ما يجب معرفته - CNN Arabic

    وكرر ترامب رؤيته في مؤتمر صحفي بتاريخ 6 أبريل/ نيسان، مشيرًا إلى أن أوباما فضّل إيران على إسرائيل، قائلا: "لو لم أتدخل وأنهي اتفاق أوباما، الذي كان كارثيًا، لكان الاتفاق النووي الإيراني بمثابة طريق نحو امتلاك إيران سلاحًا نوويًا، سلاحًا ضخمًا لا حدود له". كما يُكثر ترامب الحديث عن إرسال الولايات المتحدة، فور إبرام الاتفاق، شحنة نقدية ضخمة إلى إيران، بلغت 400 مليون دولار، معظمها بالفرنك السويسري.

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  • Scoop: U.S. considers $20 billion cash-for-uranium deal with Iran

    The Trump administration may insist on limiting how the unfrozen assets can be used. What they're saying: "Iran has moved. But not far enough. What it takes to make them move forward, we will see," the second U.S. official said. "Iran clearly wants the $20 billion — and a lot more. They clearly want to sell oil at free-market rates without sanctions. They want to participate in the global financial system. But they also want to have this nuclear weapons program.

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