Iran's president says $6B in frozen assets in Qatar to be released as US talks challenged

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Iran’s president says $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets would be released by Qatar, as negotiations with the United States are challenged by attacks at the weekend across the Persian Gulf. Speaking on Monday, President Masoud Pezeshkian is the highest-ranking official within Iran to reference the release of the funds held by Qatar, a key mediator in the negotiations with Pakistan. So far, U.S. officials say no frozen Iranian assets have been released. Pezeshkian’s remarks, which were reported by the state-run IRNA news agency, appeared to be aimed at selling the Iranian public on the interim deal.