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Trump says will not unfreeze Iranian assets before ceasefire deal reached | US-Israel war on Iran News

Trump says will not unfreeze Iranian assets before ceasefire deal reached | US-Israel war on Iran News

Published by Sam Flores

Iranian officials have indicated the release of funds would build ‘trust’ needed to reach lasting deal ending war. United States President Donald Trump has said he will not unfreeze billions of dollars in Iranian assets prior to a lasting ceasefire agreement being reached to formally end the US-Israel war with Iran. Trump made the statement in an interview on the NBC News programme Meet the Press that aired on Sunday, indicating little room in the entrenched standoff over the frozen funds. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list The US president said any unfreezing of Iranian assets “comes after” a deal is reached. “If they behave, if they do a good job, we start talking,” he said. Iranian officials have repeatedly indicated that any deal could be contingent on the at least partial unfreezing of Tehran’s frozen assets, citing widespread mistrust of US negotiations. The US twice launched military operations against Iran amid ongoing talks on its nuclear programme, a fact many analysts say has made Iranian officials wary in the ongoing ceasefire talks. …

Judge Orders Trump Administration to Temporarily Unfreeze Chicago Transit Funding

Judge Orders Trump Administration to Temporarily Unfreeze Chicago Transit Funding

Published by Sam Flores

March 24 (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Tuesday ⁠ordered ⁠President Donald Trump’s administration to ⁠temporarily unfreeze about $3 billion in funding for rail projects in Chicago. The Chicago ​Transit Authority sued the U.S. Transportation Department and its Federal Transit Administration on Friday, saying the federal government ‌had withheld at least $9.5 million in ‌reimbursements since October from grants previously approved under Democratic former President Joe Biden. The city had ⁠called the ⁠funding suspension an unlawful act of political retaliation. U.S. District Judge Thomas Durkin ​granted the CTA’s request for a temporary restraining order to require the funding but put his ruling on hold until Friday to give the federal government time to appeal. The ruling is part of a widening legal battle ​between the Trump administration and Democratic-governed cities over the withholding of billions of dollars in ⁠previously approved ⁠federal transit funding, with similar ⁠lawsuits filed ​in New York. The CTA on Tuesday called the ruling “a massive step toward restoration of funding for ​this historic project.” Durkin’s ruling noted ⁠that the Transportation Department …