The Iranian side received guarantees from the US related to the return of $6 billion under the agreement between Tehran and Washington on the exchange of prisoners, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said, Report informs referring to Mehr News.
"The process of negotiations with the United States lasted two years, the process of releasing Iranian prisoners and bank assets will be carried out by agreement of the parties, and Iran has also received all the necessary guarantees associated with this agreement," he said.
On August 10, the New York Times, citing informed sources, reported that Iran and the United States had agreed to a prisoner exchange deal, Tehran would also have access to $6 billion in frozen assets for humanitarian use. The amount will be sent from unfrozen Iranian accounts in South Korea and deposited into a Qatari bank account.
According to White House National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson, at the moment, five people with dual citizenship of the United States and Iran, previously accused of espionage, have already been released from prison and are under house arrest in Iran. The United States must also return five people to Iran as part of the deal.