Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Qalibaf said President Trump has agreed to release $12 billion of Iran's frozen assets, according to an Iran-focused the source. The source provided no details on timing, conditions, or a mechanism for the release. The claim follows a series of similar announcements by Iranian officials on asset-unfreezing negotiations between Tehran and Washington, none of which have been independently confirmed.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Qalibaf has claimed that US President Donald Trump has agreed to release $12 billion of Iran's frozen assets, according to the source that tracks Iran news. The brief message did not specify whether the release is part of a broader understanding, its timeline, or any conditions attached.
Qalibaf is a regular source of such assertions. In late June, he said that a deal to release $12 billion had been completed in talks in Switzerland — a claim that has not been independently verified. Multiple other Iranian officials, including Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Central Bank Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati, have over the past month attributed similar figures ($6 billion, $12 billion, or $24 billion) to negotiations with the Trump administration. None of these announcements have been confirmed by an independent or Western source.
This latest claim appears to be a restatement of earlier reports rather than new disclosure. The Zioneer has tracked the Iranian frozen-asset narrative since mid-June, when a Khamenei adviser claimed Trump had agreed to release $24 billion. The figures and the officials citing them vary, but the core assertion — that Washington is negotiating or has agreed to free up significant sums — has been repeated through multiple channels without on-record US confirmation. The desk has no knowledge of an official US statement on this matter. P
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