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    Pezeshkian Says $6bn of Iranian Assets to Return via Qatar

      President Masoud Pezeshkian announced Monday that $6 billion of Iran’s frozen assets will be released and returned through Qatar, and confirmed that oil and petrochemical sanctions have been lifted under the peace deal, which he called a “great victory” for the Iranian people.

      Speaking during a visit to Qom, where he met Grand Ayatollah Shobeiri Zanjani, Pezeshkian said the $6 billion is part of a total of $12 billion in Iranian funds held in Qatar, with follow-up underway for the return of the remaining portion. The release of the funds and the sanctions relief were part of the framework agreed at the Switzerland talks and the Islamabad MoU.

      Pezeshkian praised the Iranian people’s steadfastness during the war, noting that despite the assassination of the Leader, ministers, commanders, elites and even schoolchildren, the nation, Armed Forces and government stood together to protect the country. He said the U.S. and Israel deployed all their capacities to destabilize Iran, believing economic pressure would cause collapse, but the people’s resilience and divine support thwarted those calculations.

      He reiterated that Iran does not seek nuclear weapons, a position he said was clearly stated by late Leader of the Islamic Revolution Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei and remains in force. “We give this assurance to the international community that activities will be proportionate to the country’s needs and within the framework of our declared policies,” he said.

      The Iranian president said the US ultimately compelled Israel to accept the agreement, though he added that ‘Israel’ and some opposition groups remain opposed to its implementation. He said the government has begun reconstruction planning and introduced support measures, including increased credit for food subsidies.

      Source: Iranian media