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  "publishedAt": "2026-06-06T09:09:38.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\nThe release of frozen Iranian funds has emerged as the central sticking point in negotiations between Tehran and Washington aimed at ending their war, a senior Iranian official said.\n\nMohsen Rezaei, an adviser to Iran's supreme leader, told CNN the talks were failing over the issue.\n\n#### What is Iran demanding in US peace talks?\n\nIran has demanded the release of frozen assets as a condition for any agreement to end the war with the United States. Rezaei said $24 billion represented \"a test of trust\" that Iran wanted from Trump. \"If he wants to reach an agreement with Iran, this $24 billion is a test of trust,\" he told CNN. \"This is our own money, not America's money.\"\n\nIran has also called for an end to hostilities on all fronts, including in Lebanon, where Tehran-backed Hezbollah fighters have been battling Israel.\n\nA ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran took effect on April 8, but diplomatic efforts to permanently end the war have yet to produce a settlement. Tensions between Tehran and Washington remain high despite the pause in fighting.\n\n#### How much of Iran's money is frozen and where?\n\nIran has been subject to asset freezes and sweeping sanctions by the United States and other Western countries since its 1979 Islamic revolution.\n\nWhile no official figure exists for the total amount of frozen Iranian assets, media reports have estimated the sum at between $100 billion and $123 billion. The $24 billion figure cited by Rezaei represents one specific tranche Tehran is pressing Washington to release.\n\n#### What happens if US-Iran talks fail?\n\nRezaei warned that Iran would \"drag the war\" beyond the Gulf if the United States resumed hostilities, bringing \"another dimension to the war.\" He added, however, that \"the possibility of war is low.\"\n\nThe war began on February 28 when the United States, backed by Israel, attacked Iran, killing former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several senior military commanders, prompting retaliatory Iranian strikes against Israel and U.S. allies in the Gulf.",
  "title": "Iran says frozen assets must be released for US talks to progress"
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