A senior White House official said the next two to three weeks will determine whether a full agreement with Iran is possible, according to Amichai Stein (i24NEWS). The same official added that any release of funds or establishment of a $300 billion reconstruction fund for Iran will only occur after nuclear steps, not for a photo op or opening of borders.
A senior White House official told Israeli reporters Monday evening that the next two to three weeks will be decisive for the US-Iran nuclear track. The official said that timeframe will determine whether a full agreement is possible, as per Amichai Stein (i24NEWS). The official also clarified conditions for any financial component: no fund releases or the establishment of a $300 billion reconstruction fund for Iran will move forward unless Tehran first takes tangible nuclear steps. "We will not pay them for a photo op or for opening borders," the official said.
This evening's statement follows a series of contradictory signals over recent days. Earlier Monday, a senior American official was reported saying the $12 billion in frozen Iranian funds will not be released without 'real and tangible steps,' as The Zioneer reported. The new remarks add the broader $300 billion reconstruction fund to the conditionality framework. The comments come amid a fast-moving diplomatic track that has seen the US and Iran exchange draft memoranda of understanding, with Tehran recently hardening its stance, demanding immediate access to $24 billion in frozen funds. The White House appears to be drawing a red line on sequencing: nuclear compliance first, economic benefits second.
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