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Washington should spend Iran’s frozen billions on satellite internet for its people

The Hill
June 24, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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Washington should spend Iran’s frozen billions on satellite internet for its people

Washington and Tehran have signed the Islamabad memorandum to release $24 billion in frozen Iranian reserves, but the debate has shifted to whether the money should be returned to the Iranian people or used to fund the regime's oppression, aggression, and terrorism, with a proposed solution being the establishment of a trust fund to provide digital connectivity to the Iranian people.

Washington and Tehran have signed the Islamabad memorandum to release $24 billion in frozen Iranian reserves, but the debate has shifted to whether the money should be returned to the Iranian people or used to fund the regime's oppression, aggression, and terrorism, with a proposed solution being the establishment of a trust fund to provide digital connectivity to the Iranian people.