Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says $6 billion in frozen assets will be repatriated through Qatar under a broader diplomatic agreement that also includes sanctions-related commitments.
WEB DESK: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian announced on Monday that $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets will be released and transferred through Qatar under what he described as a broader peace framework reached through international negotiations.
Speaking during a visit to Qom, where he met senior cleric Grand Ayatollah Shobeiri Zanjani, Pezeshkian called the development a “great victory” for the Iranian people. According to Iran’s Mehr News Agency, he said the funds are part of $12 billion in Iranian assets currently held in Qatar, with efforts continuing to secure the remaining balance.
The president said the release of the funds, along with the lifting of restrictions on Iran’s oil and petrochemical sectors, was agreed during negotiations held in Switzerland and formalized through a memorandum of understanding signed in Islamabad. He described the measures as the result of sustained diplomatic efforts to ease economic pressure on the country.
Pezeshkian also argued that years of US sanctions were intended to maximize pressure on Iran’s economy but said the country had endured those challenges through domestic resilience and national unity.
Reaffirming Tehran’s long-standing position on its nuclear program, the president said Iran does not seek nuclear weapons and maintains that its nuclear activities are solely for peaceful purposes. He further claimed that the United States ultimately persuaded Israel to accept the agreement, despite continued criticism from Israel and some opposition groups.
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