Iran media says negotiators seek $24bn asset release in US deal
Key takeaways
- Around half of that sum “should be made available at the start of the announcement of the memorandum,” it added.
- Tasnim was the only Iranian outlet carrying the report.
- Top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf along with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Central Bank Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati arrived in Qatar on Monday for talks.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize TEHRAN: Iranian media said Tuesday that Tehran’s negotiators were seeking the release of around $24 billion in frozen assets abroad as part of a process aimed at ending the war with the United States.
The report by Tasnim news agency came as a top Iranian delegation was in Qatar, and after Tehran said it was finalising a 14-point framework for a deal on ending the war, which began with US-Israeli airstrikes against Iran on February 28.
“Iran’s frozen assets are to be released during the course of the negotiations, and this amount is estimated at $24 billion in accordance with the 14-point memorandum of understanding,” Tasnim quoted an unnamed source close to the negotiating team as saying.