Valuetainment - June 19, 2026


“Nobody’s Getting $300 Billion Fund” - JD Vance On Iran’s Reconstruction Fund Explained


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In this episode, we discuss the deal between Iran and the United States on Iran's nuclear program, the Iran deal, and the funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. We also hear from Ed O'Keefe, VP of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (J.D. Vance) and Sen. Lindsey Graham.

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00:00:00.000 Meanwhile, Iran's holding the funeral for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,
00:00:04.880 and guess when they're doing it?
00:00:06.240 Fourth of July.
00:00:06.980 Yeah.
00:00:07.320 That's when they're doing it.
00:00:08.060 You think it's accidental?
00:00:09.280 When is Fourth of July?
00:00:11.040 What day is it on?
00:00:11.860 When is Fourth of July?
00:00:12.740 I think it's on a Friday.
00:00:13.260 It's on a weekend now.
00:00:14.380 Is it?
00:00:14.840 It's a weekend.
00:00:15.300 So maybe it's a coincident.
00:00:17.120 Maybe it's a coincident.
00:00:18.120 Maybe it's like an accidental coincident.
00:00:20.320 By the way, he was killed 90 days ago?
00:00:22.660 How long was he killed to go?
00:00:23.640 Yeah.
00:00:23.980 He's been on ice.
00:00:25.120 I mean, how long did he go to the 72 version?
00:00:26.100 Yeah, but they needed safety to be able to do the ceremony the way they're going to do it.
00:00:30.020 They're probably going to do it pretty big.
00:00:31.920 Can you guys do me a favor?
00:00:33.000 Can you pull up the clip of what Vance said denies that Iran will receive billions of dollars of assets in the deal?
00:00:40.540 Because that's the kicker right there, right?
00:00:43.220 Is it going to be just the frozen assets?
00:00:45.340 The $300 billion is the real thing.
00:00:47.100 And even though U.S. is brokering the deal, if I'm not mistaken, it's not $300 billion that taxpayers will be paying.
00:00:53.340 I think it's an element of multiple different countries that are involved in that.
00:00:57.780 Is this it?
00:00:58.760 Guys about the money?
00:01:01.580 Yeah, and releasing frozen banks.
00:01:02.780 Okay, go for it.
00:01:03.640 Go for it.
00:01:04.540 People say that billions of dollars of assets will be released.
00:01:07.560 That's not true.
00:01:08.760 What is true is that Iran will have a much better and much more prosperous future if
00:01:14.480 they meet the obligations they make in this agreement.
00:01:16.780 We'll, of course, see.
00:01:17.840 That's one of the things we're going to work out in the technical talks that will follow
00:01:20.960 the official signing on Friday.
00:01:22.580 Mr. Vice President, it's Ed O'Keefe, and we're so glad you're here in part because as Republican
00:01:26.240 Senator Lindsey Graham said yesterday, you are the architect of this deal, so let's walk through
00:01:29.900 some of this. The Iranians are saying that they're going to have access to a $300 billion
00:01:33.860 reconstruction fund. True or false? Well, Ed, that's the sort of thing they
00:01:40.460 could have access to, funded by the Gulf Coast coalition, so long as they honor their end of
00:01:45.880 the obligation. I think that one of the things you're going to see, Ed, and people have to be
00:01:49.440 skeptical of this, is that the hardliners in the Iranian system will overemphasize the benefits
00:01:55.280 that Iran gets while underemphasizing all the things that they have to concede and all the
00:02:00.860 things they have to provide in order to get these benefits. So we absolutely are open to the Gulf
00:02:06.860 Coast countries investing in the reconstruction of Iran, but only if Iran ends their nuclear program, 0.57
00:02:13.600 ends their enriched stockpile of material and is really open to an inspections and enforcement 0.66
00:02:19.560 regime that gives the american people confidence they're never going to have a nuclear weapon so
00:02:23.800 i i think i think the dance you're going to see ed which is going to be interesting
00:02:27.420 is the iranian media especially the hardline media they're going to talk a lot about what
00:02:32.180 they get without talking about what they give it's important for all of us to correct that record
00:02:36.740 Well, pretty interesting.
00:02:38.860 Well, listen, one thing he didn't want to hear is you are the architect.
00:02:44.120 Yeah, exactly.
00:02:44.960 I mean, that is like, you know, this is lawyer talk.
00:02:48.540 Lawyer talk.
00:02:49.220 And this is presidential election talk, 2028.
00:02:54.460 He's setting J.D. Vance up or somebody is for a big win or a big fall.
00:03:00.340 Yeah, so this $300 billion is not reparations, just so you know.
00:03:03.800 It's not a guarantee.
00:03:04.820 Everybody wants to know who controls the money.
00:03:06.180 It's a lot of – you're right.
00:03:07.280 It's a lot of release of frozen funds.
00:03:09.920 Apparently, Gulf states are going to be involved.
00:03:11.660 Private investors are going to be involved.
00:03:13.820 U.S. is going to be involved.
00:03:15.680 It's not a check wire.
00:03:17.400 We're handing it to you.
00:03:18.280 Go do whatever you want to do.
00:03:19.800 There are certain things that they could do to screw up even getting the money.
00:03:23.320 But, Tom, your thoughts.
00:03:24.140 What else do you know about this $300 billion?
00:03:25.680 Well, I love the line that's in the 14 points.
00:03:28.120 while ensuring a financing of at least $300 billion agreed upon by both parties
00:03:35.900 for the rehabilitation and economic development of the Islamic Republic of Iran
00:03:40.900 together with regional partners to create a comprehensive plan that will be formulated within 60 days.
00:03:48.080 They're saying financing. They're not saying that this is more pallets like Obama sent over there.
00:03:53.300 They're talking about Gulf states.
00:03:55.440 So let me just make it really simple.
00:03:57.120 Do you remember everybody was upset when Dick Cheney, I mean, the United States arranged for Halliburton to go back and rebuild Iraq? 0.92
00:04:06.480 Well, now it's all the little Halliburtons that are in the Gulf states. 0.99
00:04:09.340 They're all going to get their piece of the pie. 1.00
00:04:11.880 And guess what? 0.96
00:04:13.640 Iran can pay for it with oil.
00:04:15.680 And so they're saying, Pat, it's a $300 million financing.
00:04:20.160 A lot of other countries would be involved.
00:04:22.660 And so it's not pallets of cash the way Obama did previously.
00:04:27.540 And what you hope, what you hope, since Trump is a construction guy,
00:04:32.080 the way you build buildings is you meet certain thresholds
00:04:35.580 and then you get certain draws.
00:04:37.660 You don't just get the money up front if you want to be bonded.
00:04:42.060 You meet certain thresholds and then you get a draw and then a draw and a draw.
00:04:46.880 You know that's how it's going to be.
00:04:48.140 I would think, listen, Trump is a construction, that's his business.
00:04:53.820 That's right.
00:04:54.800 And he's used construction throughout his presidency,
00:04:58.540 and I can't imagine him rebuilding anything without certain thresholds
00:05:05.260 and construction-like draws.
00:05:07.420 And I think one of those draws is going to be the dust.
00:05:11.920 Yeah, and by the way, the key in there is you don't get any of that.
00:05:17.000 So, one, the Hormuz has to stay open.
00:05:18.700 You cannot do anything.
00:05:19.720 You have to agree to the terms.
00:05:21.680 And if you don't release the enriched uranium that Trump said,
00:05:24.780 U.S. needs to see it, I don't want to have another country see it.
00:05:27.080 I want to see it.
00:05:28.500 If that doesn't happen, you're not getting that set up in place
00:05:31.120 to be able to help you out.
00:05:32.180 None of that's going to be taking place, Adam.
00:05:34.140 Hopefully.
00:05:34.740 Hopefully.
00:05:35.240 I agree.
00:05:36.200 My opinion, they're never going to see that $300 billion.
00:05:39.180 They could have called it $18 trillion gazillion.
00:05:41.420 They're never going to see that money.
00:05:42.600 Why?
00:05:42.840 because it's all predicated on if they change their behavior or not.
00:05:48.320 Remember in 2016, we all learned the word quid pro quo.
00:05:53.180 It's a quid pro quo.
00:05:54.680 This entire deal is based on the premise that they're going to be rewarded for good behavior. 0.99
00:06:00.900 So Iran, the biggest terrorist regime in the world, the smelly kid on the playground, 0.98
00:06:04.580 is just going to overnight be like, we want to be friends with everybody. 1.00
00:06:08.140 There's no chance that's going to happen.
00:06:09.680 So whether this is $300 billion or $300 gazillion, they're never going to see this money because they're not going to change their behavior.
00:06:16.300 It's great for marketing.
00:06:17.640 Trump did an amazing job on his birthday cutting this deal.
00:06:21.260 We all know that once midterms is done, I don't think Iran is going anywhere. 0.95
00:06:25.660 We'll probably be reengaged with Iran after midterm. 0.97
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