{"text":[[{"start":8,"text":"Donald Trump has said that the US will not invest in a $300bn fund for Iran and has not asked Gulf states to contribute."}],[{"start":16,"text":"Speaking at the G7 summit in France on Wednesday, the US president said that reports that such a fund would form a central pillar of a deal struck between Washington and Tehran last weekend, were “false”."}],[{"start":28.6,"text":"“We’re not putting up 10 cents,” Trump said, adding that “we are not investing in it and we do not have a fund”. He also denied that he had asked Gulf countries to create one."}],[{"start":38.1,"text":"This week, a US official said that Washington had discussed the possibility of sanctions relief and “a big $300bn fund to rebuild” Iran as part of a deal to extend the ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz."}],[{"start":51.5,"text":"The $300bn investment fund would be “the sort of thing [Iran] could have access to . . . so long as they honour their end of the obligation”, vice-president JD Vance told CBS News."}],[{"start":65.3,"text":"Trump’s remarks are likely to deepen confusion about the deal, which is set to be signed in Switzerland on Friday. "}],[{"start":71.55,"text":"Trump’s denial comes after reports of an investment fund for Iran provoked fierce bipartisan backlash."}],[{"start":77.89999999999999,"text":"A person briefed on the talks said the establishment of the fund would be contingent on a final settlement, including a deal on Iran’s nuclear programme. "}],[{"start":87.94999999999999,"text":"Talks on the nuclear programme are supposed to start after the US and Iran formally sign their memorandum of understanding, expected on Friday, that would extend an April 8 ceasefire by 60 days, and lead to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz."}],[{"start":103.74999999999999,"text":"They added the fund would not come from governments and instead would be created for companies keen to invest in the nation of 90mn with abundant energy resources. The structure and management of the fund were not immediately clear."}],[{"start":118.34999999999998,"text":"This is a developing story"}],[{"start":128.7,"text":""}]],"url":"https://audio.ftcn.net.cn/album/a_1781696133_7782.mp3"}