{"id":1150,"date":"2026-05-31T08:29:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T02:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/?p=1150"},"modified":"2026-05-31T08:29:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T02:59:07","slug":"iran-state-tv-says-draft-deal-with-u-s-includes-releasing-12-billion-in-assets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/iran-state-tv-says-draft-deal-with-u-s-includes-releasing-12-billion-in-assets\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran state TV says draft deal with U.S. includes releasing $12 billion in assets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>New Delhi ( Vivek Ojha ) : <\/strong>Iranian state media reported that a proposed memorandum of understanding with the United States included an agreement to release $12 billion in frozen assets. The report cited an \u201cunofficial\u201d draft of the memorandum, and a similar item carried by state TV earlier this week was dismissed by the White House as a \u201cfabrication\u201d. Iran\u2019s state TV on Saturday released details of what it said was an <strong>unofficial draft of the Islamabad agreement,<\/strong> saying the text would give Tehran broad authority over traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and require the United States to provide Iran full access to $12 billion in frozen assets within 60 days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/189074.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/189074.webp 1024w, https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/189074-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/189074-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The funds would be \u201ctransferable and spendable\u201d in destination banks chosen by Iran \u201cwithout restrictions,\u201d according to the unofficial text cited by Iranian state TV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The money has become a sticking point in talks, with Iran insisting that meaningful negotiations cannot begin without the funds\u2019 release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It comes a day after U.S. President Donald Trump issued his own detailed characterisation of a potential agreement aimed at halting the war between the two foes, key elements of which were likewise disputed by Iranian sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saturday\u2019s state TV report said, \u201cthe United States has pledged to provide Iran with full access to $12 billion of its assets within 60 days, so that these resources can be transferred and spent in banks of Iran\u2019s desired destination without restrictions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi ( Vivek Ojha ) : Iranian state media reported that a proposed memorandum of understanding with the United States included an agreement to release $12 billion in frozen assets. 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