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Ghalibaf rejects US claim that Iran's unfrozen assets will be spent on US goods
Iran's top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf rejected U.S. claims that Iran's unfrozen assets will be used to purchase U.S. agricultural products. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and President Donald Trump made the claim, to which Ghalibaf responded with a sarcastic remark about U.S. exports and mistrust.
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