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WSJ reporter Lawrence Norman says that could be a huge boost to Iran's economy.
Critics say the money could help empower the regime and rebuild its military.
The Trump administration was under pressure to get a deal done.
President Trump today defended the agreement, saying he wants to avoid a, quote, economic catastrophe that could have resulted if the conflict continued.
If Iran does comply with U.S.
demands to rein in its nuclear program, it could benefit even more financially, with full sanctions relief and access to a $300 billion fund to finance reconstruction after the war.
Officials stress that the reconstruction plan wouldn't require U.S.
funding.
To see the full draft of the agreement, along with WSJ analysis, check out the story on WSJ.com.
We'll leave a link in the show notes.
In other news from the Trump administration, President Trump said on social media that he was delaying the nomination of Jay Clayton to be the next director of national intelligence.
His confirmation hearing was scheduled for today.
Trump said he was stopping the nomination until Clayton's successor for his current job, U.S.
attorney for the Southern District of New York, is approved.
That means Trump's pick for acting intelligence director, Housing Chief Bill Pulte, is set to start in the role on Friday, something lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have loudly objected to.
Trump also said he wouldn't sign legislation to reauthorize Section 702 of FISA, a critical spying tool, until Congress passes a contentious GOP voter ID bill.
The voting bill doesn't have the 60 votes required to advance in the Senate.
And Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, will mount a psychiatric defense.
The judge in Mangione's New York state trial said defense lawyers intend to argue that Mangione killed the insurance executive due to an extreme emotional disturbance at the time.
If the jury agrees with that argument, it could mean that his murder charge gets downgraded to manslaughter.