Iranian leader scoffs at Trump claim that Iran must buy U.S. farm products with unfrozen assets

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf speaks at a press conference in Tehran, Iran, Dec. 2, 2025. Shadati | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images The speaker of Iran 's parliament on Thursday called into question U.S. claims that the Islamic Republic's unfrozen assets will be used to purchase U.S. agricultural products . The retort by Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf came after days of statements by President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that a temporary peace deal that will lead to unfreezing Iranian assets will be a boon to U.S. farmers. The comment came as Trump is facing criticism from some Republican lawmakers over his handling of the war against Iran and the memorandum of understanding that has paused it to allow for peace talks. "America falsely claims our unfrozen assets will buy their agriculture. Interesting," Ghalibaf wrote in a post on X. "The only crop we're harvesting is what you planted: decades of mistrust," Ghalibaf wrote. "It's organic, abundant, and homegrown. But apparently the US only exports GMO soybeans, broken promises and trash talks." Trump, in a social media post on Tuesday, wrote: "The Money and/or Sanctions that the U.S. …