{"id":2634304,"date":"2026-07-23T18:56:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T22:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-iranian-money-in-us-possession-will-pay-for-ship-damage\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T18:57:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T22:57:52","slug":"trump-says-iranian-money-in-us-possession-will-pay-for-ship-damage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-iranian-money-in-us-possession-will-pay-for-ship-damage\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says Iranian money in US possession will pay for ship damage"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-says-iranian-money-in-us-possession-will-pay-for-ship-damage%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2634304&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump announced that any damages incurred to ships or cargo in the Middle East conflict will be paid using Iranian funds currently held and controlled by the United States.He stated that this measure is fair and equitable, despite potential significant damages. These comments follow his previous remarks suggesting Tehran is eager to reach a deal after renewed hostilities post-ceasefire. The initial ceasefire agreement would have released about $24 billion of Iranian assets, but it collapsed after Iran attacked ships in the Strait of Hormuz, prompting U.S. retaliation. Both nations accuse each other of violating the ceasefire, leading Trump to declare the agreement over. Iran insists it has full control over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bessent-to-take-podium-at-next-press-briefing\/\" title=\"Bessent to take podium at next press briefing\">vital oil shipping lane<\/a> and views its attacks as justified, and retaliation from Tehran is expected if the U.S.proceeds to use Iranian funds for damages.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> on Thursday said <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iranian<\/a> money controlled by the United States will be used to pay for ships damaged as a result of the war in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPlease let this statement serve to represent, until further notice, that from this point forth, any and all damages done to Ships, Cargo, or anything related thereto, will be paid for by Iranian Money that the United States has in its possession, and controls,\u201d Trump said in a Truth Social post. \u201cThese damages may be very substantial but, nevertheless, this is the fair and equitable thing to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4661766\/trump-iran-money-ship-cargo-damage-hormuz-crucial-oil-shipping-tehran-governing-hormuz\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says Iranian money in US possession will pay for ship damage<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4661279\/trump-reimposes-new-tariffs-60-countries-for-forced-labor-laws-jamieson-greer\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump reimposes new tariffs on 60 countries based on forced labor laws<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4660850\/trump-sophie-cunningham-womens-sports\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump is \u2018following\u2019 the Sophie Cunningham backlash over opposing men in women\u2019s sports<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president\u2019s comments follow remarks he made on Tuesday, claiming Tehran was \u201cdesperate\u201d to make a deal following the war resuming after a ceasefire agreement went up in flames.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the now-dead ceasefire agreement, if Iran were to agree to terms for lasting peace, the U.S. would have unfrozen roughly $24 billion in restricted Iranian funds. The agreement crumbled after Iranian forces began attacking ships transiting the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/strait-of-hormuz\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"21488\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a>, which was met with harsh U.S. retaliation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4658095\/hegseth-gary-peters-iran-war-senate-hearing\/\"><strong>HEGSETH OFFERS GARY PETERS \u2018TICKET OUT TO CENTCOM\u2019 AFTER SENATOR RIPS IRAN WAR \u2018FAILURE\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. and Iran both accuse each other of violating the ceasefire, particularly concerning management of the Strait of Hormuz, and Trump has declared the agreement as completely over.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using Iranian money will certainly be met with retaliation from Tehran, not only because access to the funds was teased in the memorandum of understanding, but Iran has said it has complete and total control over the crucial oil shipping lane. Tehran has repeatedly framed its attacks on commercial ships as justified because it sees itself as the governing body of the strait.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump: US-controlled Iranian funds to cover ship damages<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2634305,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26203741853499-e1784846850970.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[42102,3823,83101,3634,36614],"class_list":["post-2634304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-geopolitical-tensions","tag-iran","tag-ship-damage","tag-trump","tag-us-sanctions"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26203741853499-e1784846850970.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2634304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2634304"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2634304\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2634308,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2634304\/revisions\/2634308"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2634305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2634304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2634304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2634304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}