Iran president outlines more details of deal with US
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Iran’s president has provided new details on a preliminary agreement with the United States, saying frozen Iranian assets held in Qatar will be returned as part of a broader understanding aimed at easing tensions between the two countries.
The remarks, carried by Tasnim news agency, add further detail to ongoing diplomatic contacts described by Tehran as “negotiations to end the war.”
President Masoud Pezeshkian said the arrangement includes the return of $6bn currently held in Qatar.
“All provisions of the memorandum of understanding are in our favour, and the achievements of these talks and negotiations will become evident,” he was quoted as saying.
He also suggested that Washington’s position had shifted in recent discussions, claiming that US President Donald Trump had recently framed certain restrictions on Iran as “rights of the people and the nation.”
“Our $6bn in Qatar will be returned,” Pezeshkian said.
Pezeshkian said the United States’ primary demand concerns Iran’s nuclear program, reiterating Tehran’s long-standing position that it does not seek nuclear weapons. He referenced a religious edict attributed to the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
“America’s only point is that we not have an atomic bomb,” he said. “We do not want an atomic bomb.”
He also said US officials requested written commitments, adding, “America said ‘write this down and sign’ – and we signed.”
The Iranian president also directed criticism at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, suggesting he would be “the first to be unhappy with the negotiations” in Switzerland, a comment referencing tensions involving 'Israel'.
