Iran seeks access to $6B in frozen funds amid US negotiations, complicating crypto sanctions landscape
Iran is seeking access to $6 billion in frozen funds as a condition for ongoing negotiations with the US. The funds, held in Qatar, were originally transferred under humanitarian waivers during a 2023 prisoner exchange. The situation is complicated by the recent seizure of nearly $500 million in Iranian-linked digital assets by US authorities.
- ▪Iran's parliamentary speaker has stated that unlocking Iranian money is essential for US negotiations.
- ▪The $6 billion in frozen funds has a history tied to a 2023 deal involving American prisoners.
- ▪The US has recently frozen nearly $500 million in digital assets linked to Iran under Operation Economic Fury.
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Iran seeks access to $6B in frozen funds amid US negotiations, complicating crypto sanctions landscape As Tehran pushes for unfreezen assets as a precondition for diplomacy, nearly $500M in Iranian-linked digital assets have already been seized by US authorities. Share Add us on Google by Editorial Team May. 25, 2026 window.sevioads = window.sevioads || []; var sevioads_preferences = []; sevioads_preferences[0] = {}; sevioads_preferences[0].zone = "01f21ccf-2092-46b1-9ac7-8c44cc782e0f"; sevioads_preferences[0].adType = "native"; sevioads_preferences[0].inventoryId = "c5700508-581b-472c-8fdd-a931cdbfc8e1"; sevioads_preferences[0].accountId = "1e47efc1-ec2d-4fca-a8b9-354e249e5095"; sevioads.push(sevioads_preferences); Iran’s parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has spent weeks…
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