Iran’s Ghalibaf rejects US claim that unfrozen assets will be spent on US goods

Iran’s top negotiator Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf ​said on Thursday that the United States’ claims that Iran will spend its unfrozen ‌assets to ‌buy ​US agricultural ‌products ⁠were ​false. (Reuters/File)
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Updated 25 June 2026
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Iran’s Ghalibaf rejects US claim that unfrozen assets will be spent on US goods

  • “The US ⁠only exports GMO soybeans, broken promises and trash talks,” Ghalibaf said

DUBAI: Iran’s top negotiator Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf ​said on Thursday that the United States’ claims that Iran will spend its unfrozen ‌assets to ‌buy ​US agricultural ‌products ⁠were ​false.
“The US ⁠only exports GMO soybeans, broken promises and trash talks,” Ghalibaf said ⁠in a ‌post ‌on X.

US ​Treasury ‌Secretary Scott ‌Bessent echoed President Donald Trump on Wednesday and insisted ‌that a large percentage of Iran’s unfrozen ⁠assets ⁠would be used to buy US foods and medicine even as Iran says it would determine its ​spending.