Returning 12 billion USD from Iran's frozen assets is a vital prerequisite for Tehran to continue dialogue with Washington, Fars news agency quoted many sources familiar with the matter.
The most important part of the deal that Mr. Trump did not mention was the immediate return of $12 billion from Iran's frozen assets," the source said.
The source added: "According to the content of the agreement document, this amount must be paid immediately. Until the payment is completed, Iran will not participate in the next negotiations.
In the past week, the Iranian delegation, including senior officials, came to Qatar to negotiate the end of the conflict with the United States.
Iran wants to recover about 12 billion USD of frozen assets located in Qatari organizations. Frozen assets originating from Iran's oil revenue were frozen after the US withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal in 2018.
When withdrawing from the agreement, Washington re-imposed sanctions, thereby freezing billions of dollars of Iran's money in various legal areas.
About 6 billion USD of that money has been transferred to Qatari organizations within the framework of the prisoner exchange agreement between the two countries in September 2023.
Iran's frozen money can only be used for humanitarian purposes under US supervision.
This is exactly what Tehran wants to be lifted. Iranian negotiators consider unrestricted access to this amount of money as the first step to be achieved before committing to any formal agreement framework. Tehran considers this to be the beginning of the process of freezing all frozen assets of Iran globally.
