Iran Press/ Iran news: Issuing a statement earlier, Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the process of releasing several billion dollars of assets of the country, which had been illegally seized in South Korea by the US for several years, has begun.
In his press conference on Monday, August 14, Nasser Kanaani told reporters that the administration's unblocking of the Iranian nation's assets abroad was on the agenda, especially the release of the Iranian nationals jailed in the US.
Kanaani said that within the framework of its duties, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs uses and will continue to use diplomacy to protect the rights of the Iranian nation.
He said that the negotiations for the exchange of the Iranian prisoners with the US ones and the release of the Iranian financial assets, noting that Iran received the due guarantee from the US for the full implementation of the agreement.
On Saturday, the Head of Iran's Central Bank (CBI) announced that all the country's currency assets blocked in South Korea were released.
The news came as five American prisoners, convicted of espionage and sabotage, were exchanged with the Iranian detained in the US because of neutralizing the White House sanctions on Iran.
Media statements about security border wall between Iran, Afghanistan not approved
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, while referring to the recent discussions and doubts about the security border wall between Iran and Afghanistan, said: "I do not confirm these statements."
Kanaani, in response to the question of an Iran Press reporter, added: "There is no up-to-date information regarding the border and security wall between Iran and Afghanistan."
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