Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian announced on Sunday that $6 billion in frozen financial assets held in Qatar will be unfrozen and returned to Tehran as part of a preliminary deal with the United States.
The significant financial release coincides with the launch of high-stakes technical negotiations in Bürgenstock, Switzerland, aimed at resolving a months-long Middle East conflict and reopening the strategic Strait of Hormuz, News.Az reports, citing Anadolu Agency.
While Pezeshkian struck a cooperative tone regarding Washington’s security anxieties, he maintained a firm stance on Iran’s nuclear sovereignty. He explicitly noted that while the nation has “no intention” of developing nuclear weapons—aligning with long-standing religious decrees—Tehran will absolutely never surrender its right to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes.
The face-to-face talks in Switzerland follow a landmark memorandum of understanding signed electronically just days prior. The diplomatic push is drawing global attention, featuring top-level delegations led by U.S. Vice President JD Vance on the American side, and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf alongside Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi for Iran, all operating under close Pakistani mediation.
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