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U.S. prisoners to remain in Iran until the complete transfer of frozen funds-VP Jamshidi.

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August 11, 2023

Stella Charles Akupue

U.S. prisoners to remain in Iran until the full transfer of frozen funds-VP Jamshidi.

The US inmates will stay in Iran until all of the billions of dollars in frozen Iranian cash are transferred, according to a tweet from Iran’s vice president for political affairs.According to Mohammad Jamshidi, unfreezing the Islamic Republic’s finances in South Korea began after the Iranian assets in Iraq were released.

The US and Iran previously agreed to exchange prisoners for the US releasing Iranian assets frozen in South Korea and Iraq.

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The eight Iranian-American dual nationals in U.S. detention or on supervised pretrial release for federal offenses. (Courtesy Reuters, Randall County/Texas, social media)

According to some sources, Iran can only use the money for humanitarian causes, but Tehran will decide how to use the funds according to the Iranian Foreign Ministry.

Western observers claim Iran will not have direct access to the funds, and they will be deposited in a bank account in Qatar and used to buy unbanned goods and services for Iran.

However, a key adviser to the Iranian delegation during the JCPOA revival negotiations disputes this. According to a tweet from Mohammad Marandi, Tehran will get immediate access to its assets that have been blocked by the US for numerous years.

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