Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told Iranian state media on Monday that after an agreement with the United States lifted oil and petrochemical sanctions, $6 billion of $12 billion in assets frozen in Qatar would be released and returned to Iran, Reuters reported.
Iran and the United States signed an interim agreement this month to prepare the ground for a settlement of their conflict.
Iran threatened to not take part in technical talks slated for Sunday due to recent attacks on the country and unfulfilled conditions of the MoU with the United States, a member of the Office of Preservation and Publication of the Works of Iran’s Supreme Leader told state TV on Sunday.
A senior US official told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday that “nothing had been canceled” regarding the talks between Americans and Iranians expected to be held this week.
Sources confirmed Iranian and US technical teams working on implementing a memorandum of understanding are set to meet in Doha in the coming days, a source with knowledge of the talks told Reuters on Monday.
Citing a senior US official, the US and Iran had agreed Sunday to stop attacks and meet in Qatar, Axios reported Sunday.
We decided to stop all the kinetic activity,” a senior official told Axios, with a second official confirming the upcoming meeting as well as telling the outlet that “vessels can move freely” at this time.
Mediators have established communications channels to de-escalate any incidents, and technical talks are set to continue, the source added.