Disagreements have arisen between the U.S. and Iran over an agreement to release $12 billion — Axios
The United States and Iran have begun a public dispute over the terms for unfreezing frozen assets immediately following the announcement that a compromise had been reached.
The parties have diametrically opposed views on the procedure for financial payments, although the official signing of the Memorandum of Understanding is scheduled for this coming Friday.
Washington categorically rejects the possibility of prematurely releasing funds to Tehran without fulfilling prior security conditions.
According to the text of the agreed-upon deal published by the Iranian state agency Mehr, the full release of $24 billion in frozen Iranian funds is envisaged during a 60-day negotiation period.
The document states that “half of this amount must be provided to Iran before negotiations begin.” The Iranian side emphasizes that without the fulfillment of this financial condition, the further diplomatic process will be completely blocked.
“Final negotiations will not begin until half of Iran’s frozen funds are unfrozen, sanctions on Iranian oil are suspended, and the naval blockade is lifted,” — reads one of the key points of the memorandum published by Tehran.
In response to these reports, the White House issued a strong rebuttal of the published conditions and accused the Iranian government of manipulation.
A senior U.S. official, speaking with an Axios correspondent, refuted Iran’s claim that it would receive $12 billion in frozen funds without any conditions prior to the start of the 60-day negotiations.
The U.S. administration representative emphasized that Washington’s position remains uncompromising: any payments are possible only after concrete steps are taken by Tehran.
“This is absolutely untrue,” the official said, calling Iran’s position a “propaganda ploy.”
According to him, the payment will be made “based on results,” and “no frozen funds will be released until the Iranians fulfill their obligations.”
Axios reports this.
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