Iran asks US to unfreeze $10 billion as sign of goodwill
05 October 2021 |
4:05 pm
The Iranian foreign minister has set the release of billions in Iranian assets as a requirement for nuclear deal talks. The new hard-line government has said it wants tangible results in talks with the US.
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