Iran Seeks Release of $24 Billion in Frozen Assets During Qatar Talks

Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported that Iranian negotiators in Qatar are demanding the release of $24 billion in frozen assets as a condition for any potential agreement with the United States. Half of the amount, or $12 billion, would be released upon announcement of a memorandum of understanding, with the remainder due within 60 days.

Iran’s top negotiator, Mohammad Baqr Qalibaf, traveled to Qatar to discuss a mechanism for implementing the demand, according to the same agency. An unnamed source cited by Tasnim described the talks as “good overall” and said they “led to progress in the overall negotiations,” while cautioning that the United States is viewed as an unreliable party.

U.S. forces struck missile sites in southern Iran and speed boats were reported attempting to lay mines in the Strait of Hormuz. S. ” He called for updating Iran’s defence structure to address new technologies and directed greater cooperation with universities and knowledge-based companies.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei issued a message on the occasion of Hajj and Eid al-Adha describing Israel as a “dangerous and deadly cancerous tumour of this region” and stating it “must certainly be uprooted and it will be.