Frozen Assets Become Flashpoint in Negotiations Over US-Iran Agreement
By Fox News // June 22, 2026
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(FOX NEWS) – As U.S. and Iranian negotiators met in Switzerland on Sunday, a regional analyst warned that a dispute over billions in potentially unfrozen Iranian assets could quickly test the durability of a fledgling interim agreement.
The disagreement is emerging, they say, as Washington and Tehran begin implementing the memorandum of understanding signed June 17, with negotiators holding the first round of talks at Bürgenstock, near Lucerne, Switzerland.
According to Iran International, President Masoud Pezeshkian had signaled Tehran’s expectations early Sunday, saying, “$6 billion of our funds in Qatar will be returned. Trump, who tried to deny Iran its rights, acknowledged them in his recent speech.”
The dispute traces back to discussions at the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, France, where world leaders debated the issue.
“We have taken their money, it isn’t our money, it is their money, and we froze it,” President Donald Trump said. “At a certain point in time, I guess we’re going to have to give it back.”
He also stressed that any access to the funds remains strictly conditional, writing on Truth Social that Iran would receive “not ten cents” during the 60-day negotiation period if it failed to uphold its commitments.
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