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Posted on 09/22/2026 10:32:22 AM PDT by thegagline
The Trump administration is proposing investing $5 billion in a fund that would help Middle East countries rebuild their energy infrastructure following the Iran War, the Wall Street Journal reported.
The goal would be to have the countries reduce their reliance on the Strait of Hormuz for transporting oil and gas, the Journal reported.
The U.S. would seek matching contributions from eight Middle Eastern countries: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Iraq, and Jordan, hoping to establish a $10 billion investment fund.
The investment would be called the Partnership for Allied Trust and Construction, or Pact.
Officials told the Journal that creating the fund before a peace deal was established with Iran would be premature, since Iran could target fresh infrastructure with drones and missiles.
The fund would be managed by the Development Finance Corporation, a federal agency that works with the private sector to support U.S. national-security policy.
Development Finance Corporation typically works with developing nations.
The Iran War led to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and is also threatening trade routes on the Red Sea, key routes for getting oil out, leading to higher gas prices, while countries in the Middle East are working to establish alternative energy routes.
"There seems to be a realization within all Arab Gulf states and even in Iraq that the status of the Strait of Hormuz in the short to medium term will not revert back to what it was before the conflict," Umer Karim, a researcher on Gulf security at the U.K.'s University of Birmingham, told the Journal.
"They need to work upon creating viable, secure, and dependable routes and corridors that can bypass the strait," Karim said.
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I think you may be the only one who didn’t see this coming.
You and gag are shallow thinkers. We will get our cut and at the same time making an alternative to the straight is part of this.
5 billion is about $20 per adult to help secure access to oil. That seems reasonable to me.
Unlike other Presidents, Trump gets his money’s worth.
So we’re going to send US taxpayer dollars to fund the destruction of the US oil and gas industry. Gee thanks Mr. President!
> We will get our cut… <
That’s a key point. But one cannot be faulted for doubting it. The United States has been known to make “investments” that fizzle out.
Time will tell.
“The Trump administration is proposing investing $5 billion in a fund that would help Middle East countries rebuild their energy infrastructure”
Just think of it as an “investment”. :-)
5 billion more to fix a problem we didn’t have before. Thanks Trump.
Out of the $5B, at least $2.5B will be siphoned off to Swiss bank accounts.
Meaning the Trump family is donating this money?
Sure we will.
In order to rebuild you have to blow it up first wouldn’t you say? Think Iran. Either that or expand on what’s being drilled now. Perhaps he just wants the market overflowing with the stuff to bring prices down and economic growth up.
So we’re going to send US taxpayer dollars to fund the destruction of the US oil and gas industry“
Oh please. We see the impact of having even part of the oil flow interrupted on the prices, this addressees that issue. This is not going to destroy the domestics. Ridiculous.
oh good grief
now we are back to nation building
What the heck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The GWB loving Freepers are out in force I see.
Biden and the Democrats took this country to the edge and you’re complaining about $5 Billion dollars.
There is credible evidence that Biden and the Democrats wasted almost a TRILLION, or more, on absolutely worthless nonsense.
Take your cheap shots at Trump if it makes you happy. When he’s gone everything will be better. Sheesh.
Oh. A sincere Thank You President Trump for securing the border and stopping the destructive 3rd worlders from contaminating our country.
Hopefully the Repubs in Congress - who routinely oppose Trump proposals - will correctly oppose voting for and funding for this proposal.
Yes I see them praising more nation building in the ME proposed by Bush III.
"Biden and the Democrats took this country to the edge and you’re complaining about $5 Billion dollars."
Amazing. "but Biden" doesn't cut it in sept 2026.
"Take your cheap shots at Trump if it makes you happy."
at 5 billion, I'd say it's an expensive shot.
"Oh. A sincere Thank You President Trump for securing the border and stopping the destructive 3rd worlders from contaminating our country."
Go on ignoring the 600k Chinese "students" being imported.
Iran needs to pay for their damage to other countries and for our damage to Iran that was triggered by Iran’s terrorist policies.
I suspect that is the intent. Trump may be jumpstarting that fund to ensure oil is flowing until compensatory funds can be extracted from Iran.
At least that is what I hope is going on and the U.S. doesn’t lose money from this “investment”.
Not to worry.
Keep your $20.
It’s not happening.
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