Iran Press/ West Asia: In its framework for severe sanctions and maximum pressure policy against Iran, the US had illegally frozen some financial resources and assests of the Islamic Republic abroad.
The agreement on the exchange of prisoners between Iran and the United States, and the release of Iran's frozen funds in South Korea resulting from the sale of Tehran's oil was carried out on September 18, 2023, after months of negotiations and consultations with the mediation of Qatar. This led to exchange of five Iranian-American prisoners for five Iranian prisoners.
At the same time as the exchange of prisoners between Iran and the United States, the frozen Iranian money was released in South Korea. Mohammad Reza Farzin, the head of the Central Bank of Iran, announced the deposit of 5 billion 573 million 492 euros from Iran's frozen funds to the accounts of 6 Iranian banks in Al-Ahli and Al-Dkhan Banks in Qatar.
In this regard, Ali Saleh Abadi, Iran's ambassador to Qatar, rejected the claims of some American officials regarding the blocking of freed Iranian assets in Qatar. 219
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