Iran\u2019s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi says part of $6bn in frozen assets would be used to buy goods Tehran needs.<\/p>\n
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Tehran says it will establish a \u201ccommunication channel\u201d with Washington to report breaches of the memorandum of understanding (MoU), signed between them two weeks ago, to end the US-Israel war on Iran.<\/p>\n
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi made the announcement after indirect technical talks<\/a> between Iran and the US were held in Qatar on Wednesday, as the two sides sought to advance their negotiations to ease tensions following recent exchanges of fire.<\/p>\n Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list<\/p>\n Gharibabadi also said that part of the $6bn in frozen Iranian assets would be used to buy goods that Tehran requires. US President Donald Trump has said in the past that the funds would be used by Iran to buy only US products.<\/p>\n \u201cDuring the meetings with Qatari officials, including the Central Bank, a number of issues related to the expenditure of part of the initial $6bn were reviewed,\u201d Gharibabadi said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was agreed that, based on the needs communicated by our country, the required goods would be purchased and made available to Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile, mediators from Qatar and Pakistan held separate meetings in Doha on Wednesday with US and Iranian negotiators, reporting \u201cpositive progress\u201d in discussions tied to the MoU, Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari said.<\/p>\n \u201cThe parties agreed to continue discussions over the coming period, with the next meeting to be scheduled at the earliest possible time following the funeral processions of the former Iranian Supreme Leader,\u201d he said in a post on X.<\/p>\n The US-Iran indirect talks<\/a> in the Qatari capital were held to discuss the flow of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and securing the ceasefire amid breaches since the MoU was signed last month.<\/p>\n The memorandum, brokered by Qatar and Pakistan, includes a 60-day ceasefire, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and a timeframe for a final deal to permanently end the war and reach an agreement on Iran\u2019s nuclear programme.<\/p>\n