Trump says US would only unfreeze Iranian assets after peace deal
President Trump said Friday that the U.S. will unfreeze Iranian assets only after the two sides reach a peace deal.
“No,” the president said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” in an interview that aired Sunday, when anchor Kristen Welker asked if he would unfreeze any Iranian assets or lift any sanctions as part of an agreement.
“If they behave, if they do a good job, we start talking” about unfreezing assets and lifting sanctions, Trump added.
Iranian officials estimate that more than $100 billion in assets are inaccessible due to sanctions, banking restrictions and legal disputes, according to Iran International.
Mohsen Rezaei, a military adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, told CNN on Friday that negotiations have hit an impasse over the Trump administration so far refusing to release $24 billion in frozen Iranian assets.
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