A Saudi outlet reports, citing unnamed sources, that a preliminary agreement has been reached to release $3 billion in frozen Iranian assets held abroad. The report adds to a series of recent reports about funds being unfrozen as part of broader regional de-escalation efforts.
A Saudi outlet reports that a preliminary agreement has been reached to release $3 billion in frozen Iranian assets, according to unnamed sources cited by the outlet. The report, published Wednesday afternoon, is the latest in a series of accounts this month concerning the unfreezing of Iranian funds held abroad.
As The Zioneer reported at 14:36 on Wednesday, the same Saudi outlet previously indicated a preliminary agreement on the same $3 billion sum. The new report reaffirms that account. The $3 billion figure is smaller than earlier reports this month about larger sums — a $6 billion agreement reported by Reuters on June 29, and a $12 billion framework reported on June 15 — but appears to track the same pattern of incremental asset releases as part of regional de-escalation efforts involving Gulf states and Iran. The source material does not specify which country holds the funds or when a transfer might occur. The report remains unconfirmed by Israeli or US officials.
4 developments
- DevelopingUS official: No frozen funds released until Iran fulfills commitments
- StrongVP Vance denies any frozen Iranian assets released so far
- DevelopingKhamenei adviser: Trump agreed to release $24B in frozen Iranian assets but won't say so publicly
- StrongIranian official rejects US claims on frozen funds, IAEA inspectors, missile talks
Source and signal
- Internal intake