Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad bin Abdulrahman Al Thani mentioned the usage of Tehran’s belongings in a cellphone dialog the Iranian diplomat had together with his counterpart in Doha.
The Iranians had been reassured that “implementation” of a deal for Iran to entry billions of {dollars} previous to October 7 would happen, in keeping with Iran’s Tasnim News.
This comes regardless of stress to dam Iran from the frozen belongings that had been transferred to Doha in September.
The story of the Iranian belongings is complicated, however entails $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds that had been transferred to Qatari banks from South Korea in September. The funds had been launched as a part of a prisoner deal, however the US Congress has sought to dam the funds due to Iran’s assist for the Hamas assault on Israel on October 7.
Qatar hosts Hamas leaders, and Iran’s international minister has met with Hamas in Doha previously.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Nasser Kanaani, has mentioned over the past a number of months that Iran will get entry to the cash.
Iran: The US is “responsibility certain”
“The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar, whereas presenting a constructive evaluation of the rising relations between the 2 international locations concerning Iran’s use of Qatar’s belongings, mentioned: ‘Doha and Washington are dedicated to the present settlement, and in keeping with the settlement between the Central Bank of Iran and Qatar, the implementation steps are underway,'” the report at Tasnim mentioned.
Iranian media famous that after the October 7 assault, “there have been rumors in regards to the re-blocking of those belongings by the United States with the declare of Tehran’s monetary assist for Hamas operations, which Tehran instantly denied these claims and rumors.”
According to the Iranian report, the diplomats each mentioned assist for a ceasefire and “political work.”