Rubio said the United States was unwilling to unfreeze Iran's assets as a bonus for the deal.
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- Rubio said the United States was unwilling to unfreeze Iran's assets as a bonus for the deal.
The United States has no plans to unfreeze Iranian assets or lift existing sanctions on the Islamic Republic as a bonus for signing a possible deal. This was announced on June 2 by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a speech at a hearing in the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives.
"Everything will depend on the conditions. This means that there will be no bonus for signing, no gesture of goodwill," the head of the American Foreign Ministry said.
This is how the Secretary of State answered a question about the likelihood of lifting restrictions or returning blocked funds to Tehran. Rubio stressed that Washington will monitor the use of finances by the Islamic Republic.
At the same time, he clarified that as part of the discussion of the possible lifting of restrictions, the United States is considering only specific sanctions that directly affect Tehran's nuclear program.
The Fars news agency reported on May 29 that one of the conditions of the agreement between Iran and the United States is the immediate transfer of $12 billion from assets frozen abroad to Tehran. Only after receiving these funds is the Islamic Republic ready to continue further dialogue.
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