US Contemplates Working with Qatar to Unfreeze Funds for Humanitarian Spending in Iran: WSJ Report
The plan would let Qatar buy food and medicine with $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets as Washington seeks a staged release, officials said.
- On Friday, The Wall Street Journal reported the United States and Qatar are charting a plan for releasing $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds as part of the recently signed peace pact between Tehran and Washington.
- Iran seeks access to its estimated $100 billion in frozen assets worldwide, with the initial $6 billion held in Qatar designated for food and medicine purchases ordered by Iran's central bank.
- Negotiations over these assets began in late May in Doha, while President Donald Trump told reporters on Wednesday that the funds belong to Iran, stating, "At a certain point in time, I guess we're going to have to give it back."
- The Swiss Foreign Ministry confirmed on Thursday that planned talks between the United States and Iran have been postponed, despite the 14-point MoU outlining terms for ending hostilities and the US pledge to make assets "fully available for use."
- This plan could set a precedent for releasing more funds, including an immediate $24 billion pool Tehran seeks; officials stated these assets will remain available as long as Iran continues participating in negotiations.
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Major dispute to threaten Trump’s Iran deal over billions in frozen Tehran funds: expert
As U.S. and Iranian negotiators met in Switzerland on Sunday, a regional analyst warned that a dispute over billions in potentially unfrozen Iranian assets could quickly test the durability of a fledgling interim agreement. The disagreement is emerging, they say, as Washington and Tehran begin implementing the memorandum of understanding signed June 17, with negotiators [...]
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