Chapter 985: Their conditions

Werner did not ask Tan Zhenhua what kind of business he was negotiating with, nor did he ask who entrusted him with the talk, because he knew that since Tan Zhenhua did not say clearly, he obviously did not intend to tell him, and he also wisely believed that he did not No need to know this.
Sometimes, knowing too much is not necessarily a good thing.
It is not a good choice to get too deep into some sensitive events.
He only needs to know what those words are and who they want to bring to them.
"How to say?"
"They said that they can communicate with certain factions in the Ibero-Persian government that are not so disgusted with the U.S. government and facilitate the release of several hostages who are still in custody. Of course, these are conditional. To be precise, they proposed Two conditions."
"Huh?"
"The first condition is that the U.S. government must unfreeze the property of the Iraqi Persian government in the U.S."
"That's a lot of money!" Werner frowned.
Werner knew all about the ins and outs of this money, because he was the party involved.
On November 4, 1979, with the covert support of the current Iberian government that had just expelled the former Pahlavi dynasty, a group of fanatical Iberian students occupied the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and detained 60 staff as hostages. The "Tehran Hostage Incident" became a sensation. Since then, the United States and Ipos have changed from close allies to enemies.
The then President of the United States, Jimmy Carter, took tough measures to deal with, and actively mediated, hoping to release the hostages through diplomatic means. Among the various tough measures adopted was the freezing of Ibero’s presence in the United States in the name of the country. Various investments.
Werner Michael Blumenthal, as the Minister of Finance of the Carter Administration at the time, had personally formulated and implemented this plan.
This is a huge property consisting of a series of financial assets such as various portfolio bonds, circulating stocks, and gold deposited in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. When it was frozen in early 1980, its value was 14 billion U.S. dollars!
You know, this is 14 billion U.S. dollars in 1980, which is the sum of the wealth accumulated by the former Ibos Pahlavi government in the United States over the years!
This is still the remaining money after the Pahlavi dynasty invested a large amount of arms purchase funds in the United States in the 1970s to "buy, buy, buy", and it is only the part of all Ipos assets that was deposited in the United States for the convenience of investment and trading. It can be seen that, What a wealthy country Ipos was at that time.
For comparison, in 1979, China’s total foreign exchange reserves were a mere US$840 million...
Although there is a lot of money, in fact, this condition is expected by most people in the U.S. political arena, because the money does belong to the Iraqi Persian government in theory, and as long as the relationship between the U.S. and the Iraqi Persian countries eases At the beginning, this money will inevitably be targeted by the other party and used as an important bargaining chip. What's more, after five years of cruel war consumption, the I Persians are probably already out of poverty... They are thinking about this wealth. It's a matter of course.
"This matter, there is a slight possibility." Werner replied after considering it for a long time: "In fact, there have been voices within the US government who want to promote the improvement of relations between the two countries, and also hope to end the long-running relationship. The Iran-Iraq War, because that will not only help improve the country’s international image, but also help improve the country’s oil security."
"Or this is an opportunity." Tan Zhenhua said: "The person who asked me to bring the message promised that after the United States shows enough goodwill, they will also promote a more moderate rice policy in Iperos. Warner, I don't need to tell. Who of you will come forward to do this?"
Werner nodded, indicating that of course he knew.
As a political broker, of course you need to accurately grasp the current hot issues of international current affairs and politics at all times and understand the relevant stakeholders in these hot events.
The Iran-Iraq War is undoubtedly a topic that appears in the news almost every day in the current world. In view of the confusing relationship between Ipersia and the United States, studying the current political situation within Ipersia is a compulsory course for almost every U.S. politician. Therefore, he I know that there is a so-called "moderate" within Ibos, whose leader is the current speaker Rafsanjani. He even suspects that Tan Zhenhua was indirectly entrusted by this person to meet and negotiate with him today.
"According to my opinion, it is impossible to unfreeze all the money at once, but it is still possible to unfreeze it batch by batch. If we can exchange the money that originally belonged to Ibos to our kidnapped citizens, I think it is big Most people can accept it, and it will not cause too much pressure from public opinion. Of course, this depends on how much the I Persians are willing to pay for this."
Warner put forward the price almost naked.
He and Tan Zhenhua have successfully cooperated many times, and there is no need to cover up on this issue.
Tan Zhenhua stretched out a finger and said: "10%, you will allocate it."
Werner thought for a while and said, "Pay 10 million in advance. If it doesn't work, it won't be refunded."
"Deal."
A smile appeared on Werner's face, and he said, "Eric, it is always so pleasant to accept your commission. So, let's talk about their second condition now."
"Their second condition is that they hope that the U.S. can lift its oil embargo and relax quota controls on their crude oil exports."
"This..." Warner's face showed a look of embarrassment.
Because this is a very difficult problem, it is much more difficult than persuading the U.S. government to unfreeze part of the property in Iran.
As mentioned above, since 1979, various conflicts and disputes in the Middle East have erupted, and this has led to two wars, especially the war between Iran and Iran, which almost dragged the economies of developed capitalist countries around the world into the abyss.
The reason is of course that the war has dragged down the production and export of oil. At the same time, the outbreak of the war between Iran and Iran has also led to a major division within the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. In addition, the United States’ blockade of Iraq and Persia has been Iran has imposed a strict oil embargo and quota export control. While dragging down the economy of Iran, the United States itself has also suffered a series of losses caused by rising oil prices.
After thinking about it for a while, Werner spoke: "Eric, although I don’t want to admit it, I’m afraid it’s very difficult for me to achieve this condition. The current policy for Iposs extends from the Carter administration to the Reagan administration. It is not easy to relax. You should also know that the current US policy still supports Iqra. Judging from the current situation in the Middle East, this is also the best choice for the US government. Therefore, if there are no real favorable conditions for the US, It is too difficult to persuade Mr. President and members of Congress to agree to this condition, especially in the case of the "Persian Gate" incident just last year, because once this incident is leaked, it will be difficult for public opinion to account for their politics. Life is a major blow."
Tan Zhenhua nodded and said: "I know this very well. Therefore, I also think that a reason is needed to convince President Reagan more than a hostage crisis."
"So Eric, do you have one?"
"Yes I have."
"What is it?
"Soviet Russia."