According to Iran's Mehr News Agency, Qatar has proposed a two-part financial package totaling $12 billion to resolve the deadlock over Iran's frozen assets. The plan includes releasing $6 billion in Iranian funds held in Qatar under the humanitarian framework of the 2023 Iran-US agreement, plus a $6 billion credit line also held in Qatar, with Iran determining how that sum is spent. The proposal emerged after Iran's original demand — half the assets released early in talks, the other half upon a final deal — was rejected by the US.
Qatar has stepped in with a compromise proposal to break the impasse over Iran's frozen assets, Tehran's Mehr News Agency reports. The Qatari plan, described by Mehr as a financial package totaling $12 billion, consists of two components: the release of $6 billion in Iranian funds currently held in Qatar under the humanitarian spending framework established by the 2023 Iran-US prisoner swap deal, and a separate $6 billion line of credit that would also remain with Qatar but with Iran deciding how the money is spent. Mehr frames the proposal as a response to the US rejection of Iran's earlier demand — that half the frozen assets be released at the start of negotiations and the other half upon reaching a final agreement. The report attributes the details to Iranian diplomatic sources but does not cite a US or Qatari confirmation. The broader picture — as The Zioneer has reported across multiple bulletins this week — involves a flurry of regional asset-release discussions linked to de-escalation efforts. The UAE agreed earlier to unlock between $10 billion and $20 billion in frozen Iranian-linked funds. Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi has stated publicly that frozen assets will be released and a naval blockade lifted. Reports have varied widely on scope: earlier Iranian media cited a potential $24 billion deal, while Israel Hayom reported a confirmed $12 billion arrangement. The current Qatari proposal, if accepted, would fall in the middle of the range of estimates. US and Israeli positions on the terms remain unstated in this report. The details, sourced to a single Iranian news agency, remain unverified by independent outlets.
2 developments
- DevelopingQatar offers Iran favorable timeline on frozen funds in push to avert strike, diplomatic sources say
- StrongIran media: potential US deal includes $24 billion frozen assets, Lebanon provisions
- StrongReuters: UAE agrees to release ~$10B in frozen Iranian funds, $3B reportedly transferred
- DevelopingExperts cast doubt on Tehran's claim of $12 billion asset unfreezing
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