"US Denies Reports of Agreement to Unfreeze Iranian Assets" (Comprehensive)

Reports have emerged that the United States has agreed to unfreeze Iranian assets held overseas in countries such as Qatar, but the White House has denied these claims, stating they are not true.

On the 9th (Korean time), numerous oil tankers and cargo ships remain stranded around the Strait of Hormuz, as shown on the real-time ship tracking website. MarineTraffic

According to major foreign media outlets on April 11 (local time), a senior Iranian official stated that this measure is "directly related to ensuring the safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz." The Iranian side also mentioned that it would regard the unfreezing of Iranian assets by the United States as "a test of good faith and a signal of serious intent for a sustainable peace agreement."

The unfreezing of assets is a key precondition set by Iran ahead of the ceasefire talks scheduled to take place with the U.S. delegation in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 11. If the reports of an agreement are confirmed, it is expected to provide a decisive breakthrough for future ceasefire negotiations.

The "frozen assets in Qatari banks" mentioned by the Iranian side are also closely related to Korea. In 2023, the governments of the United States, Iran, and Korea transferred approximately 6 billion dollars (about 8 trillion won) in Iranian crude oil export proceeds, which had been frozen in banks in Korea for about four years, to an account of the Central Bank of Iran at Qatar National Bank (QNB).

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