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Khanna: Trump-Iran Deal Releases More Than $100 Billion in Frozen Assets and Restores Oil Exports Before Any Nuclear Dismantlement

6/22/2026

Representative Ro Khanna this week outlined five ways the Trump-Vance ceasefire deal with Iran delivers Tehran materially better terms than the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action — including an immediate restart of Iranian oil exports and the release of more than $100 billion in frozen assets, both without preconditions tied to nuclear rollback.

Khanna argued the deal grants Iran concessions the Obama administration withheld until after nuclear benchmarks were verified.

Oil Flows and Asset Release: The Cross-Border Comparison The ceasefire terms permit Iran to resume oil exports immediately.

Roughly 90 percent of Iranian oil goes to China, meaning the renewed export stream routes petrodollars directly to Tehran with no nuclear precondition attached.

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