US offered to release $24 billion in frozen assets, Iranian lawmaker says

A member of Iran’s parliamentary National Security Committee has claimed that the United States has offered to release $24 billion in frozen Iranian assets as part of ongoing discussions between Tehran and Washington.

Esmail Kowsari said Washington had agreed that half of the funds could be transferred through Qatar, but stressed that Iran would not accept the proposal until it is fully implemented, Iran International reports.

“The Americans have said they will release $24 billion of Iran’s assets and have accepted that half of it be paid through Qatar, but until this is implemented in practice, we do not accept it,” Kowsari told the Didban Iran website.

Kowsari also said that the United States must lift its blockade measures against Iran.

By Sabina Mammadli