Deal on unblocking funds part of Iran’s dignified diplomacy, serves as ‘test’ for US: FM
Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says the recent deal with the United States regarding the unblocking of Iran’s illegally frozen funds serves as a test for Washington.
Amir-Abdollahian said in a post on the X social media on Wednesday that the Iran-US deal releasing $6 billion worth of Iran's funds illegally blocked in South Korea under the pretext of US sanctions was part of the “dignified diplomacy” instructed by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei.
“Release & transfer of our funds from South Korea are parts of our dignified diplomacy as instructed by the Leader,” Amir-Abdollahian said.
“This deal is another test for US. On the right track of diplomacy, we keep up efforts to remove sanctions & for the return of all sides to int’l commitments to Iran,” he added.
In a statement on Thursday, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said, “The process of releasing billions of dollars from the assets of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which were illegally seized in South Korea by the United States for several years, has begun.”
“Iran has received the necessary assurances regarding America's commitment to its obligations in this matter,” it added.
The statement also pointed to the issues of Iranian prisoners held in US jails and said that the ministry has, in addition to unfreezing of the funds, been pursuing the release of the Iranian prisoners as a “fundamental duty.”
