Associated Press: The United States authorized the transfer of 6 billion dollars of Iranian money to Qatar.
The US State Department, by sending an official notification to the Congress of this country, announced that as part of the prisoner exchange agreement with Iran, it has authorized the transfer of the country’s blocked money from South Korea to Qatar.
On Tuesday morning, the American media reported that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of this country had agreed to provide sanctions relief for the transfer of 6 billion dollars of frozen Iranian money from South Korea to Qatari banks.
“Associated Press” news agency wrote that US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken had issued this authorization last week, but on Monday (local time) he sent the official notification to the Congress of this country.
According to this announcement, which was seen by the Associated Press, permission to transfer 6 billion dollars of Iran’s frozen money from South Korea to Qatar has been issued under the prisoner exchange agreement between Tehran and Washington.
The Associated Press reported about this: “By issuing a general waiver for international banks to transfer $6 billion of frozen Iranian money from South Korea to Qatar, without worrying about violating US sanctions, the Biden administration paved the way for the release of five American citizens detained in Iran.” . In addition, as part of this agreement, the American government has agreed to the release of five Iranian citizens who were imprisoned in this country.
This article continues: “The general provisions of the prisoner exchange agreement between the United States and Iran had already been announced and it was expected that a waiver of sanctions would be provided for this purpose. However according to this announcement, it is the first time that the US government has announced that it will release five Iranian prisoners as part of this agreement.
Calling the transfer of 6 billion dollars of Iranian money from South Korea vital for the success of the prisoner exchange agreement, the Associated Press explained: “This exemption means that European, Middle Eastern, and Asian banks will convert the money blocked in South Korea and transfer it to the Central Bank of Qatar. Where Iran is supposed to use them to buy humanitarian goods, they will not violate American sanctions.”
While referring to the statements of informed sources that the exchange of prisoners between the United States and Iran will probably take place early next week, this news agency added: “Due to the numerous sanctions imposed by the United States on foreign banks in order to prevent Iran’s benefit in dealing with them, several European countries They had refused to participate in the transfer of Iranian money from South Korea. The purpose of the exemption issued by Blinken is to reduce their concern about any risk of US sanctions.