US EditionTrump Administration Considers Unfreezing $20 Billion in Iranian Assets as Peace Talks Hit Home Stretch
Officials are weighing a compromise that would send some uranium to a third country and downblend the rest under international supervision.
- The U.S. is negotiating the release of $20 billion in frozen Iranian assets in exchange for Tehran surrendering its enriched uranium stockpile, according to reports. Negotiators aim to finalize a comprehensive plan securing the nuclear materials.
- Tehran currently holds about 2,000 kilograms of enriched uranium in underground facilities bombed last year. President Donald Trump attributed recent progress to his naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, claiming it halted Iranian oil exports.
- Lead Pakistani mediators entered their third day of discussions with Iranian officials on Friday, with negotiators discussing a compromise to down-blend or transfer the nuclear materials to a third country. This potential agreement aims to resolve a central sticking point.
- Contradicting reports of asset unfreezing, Trump claimed on Truth Social that "no money will exchange hands" in any peace deal. White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly confirmed "productive conversations" continue, though declining to negotiate via the press.
- Officials hope to finalize an agreement this weekend, though significant logistical hurdles remain regarding a potential presidential trip to Pakistan to sign the deal. High security risks amid the ongoing war add uncertainty to whether such a trip would be feasible.
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The price of appeasement: $20 billion won’t buy peace with Iran
Washington has been here before and it rarely ends well. Every few years, the same idea comes back around: ease the pressure on Iran, offer economic relief, and hope that this time the regime will choose stability over confrontation. Now it’s being framed again as a $20 billion incentive. But we don’t have to guess what happens next. We’ve already seen it. Money doesn’t calm Tehran. It frees it. The logic behind sanctions relief sounds reasonabl…
The United States is considering unfreezing $20 billion (€17 billion) in Iranian assets as part of the negotiations with…
Trump admin mulls unfreezing $20B in frozen Iranian assets — as prez expects peace deal this weekend
The United States is prepared to release $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets as part of a first phase in a potential deal to end the war with Iran, a source familiar with discussions exclusively told The Post on Friday — with the potential to ultimately release a total of $20 billion if certain conditions are met.
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