Tehran official says $24bn in Iranian funds to be unfrozen

Tehran official says $24bn in Iranian funds to be unfrozen A senior Iranian official has claimed that US President Donald Trump agreed to release $24 billion in frozen Iranian assets, despite publicly denying reports of such a move. According to Iran’s state-run Fars news agency, Mohsen Rezaei said Trump had privately accepted the release of the funds but had not openly acknowledged the decision. Rezaei's remarks come amid ongoing discussions over a possible agreement between Washington and Tehran.