BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 23. Iran has the right
to freely decide on its released assets.
This was announced by Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson
Esmail Baghaei at a press conference in Tehran today.
"The important thing is that Iran can use the released assets of
Iran freely and in the form it determines, to provide the necessary
products," he said.
Baghaei noted that Iran will decide on the released assets to be
spent in a profitable manner and in accordance with the country's
interests.
The official of the ministry said that the Ministry of
Agriculture of Iran and other relevant institutions of the country
will decide on the import of products based on the form, price, and
quality they have determined. There are no restrictions in this
direction.
He noted that the permits for Iran's crude oil sales came into
effect yesterday. In other cases, the issues regarding the spending
of Iran's restricted or frozen assets have been determined.
Meanwhile, as no tangible progress was made in the nuclear
negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, the situation escalated on
February 28, when the United States and Israel launched military
airstrikes against Iran. In retaliation, Iran initiated missile and
drone strikes targeting Israeli and U.S. installations in the
region. Following these developments, a two-week ceasefire
agreement was brokered on April 7 through Pakistan's mediation.
A peace memorandum was signed between Iran and the U.S. on June
18. The memorandum was signed by Iranian President Masoud
Pezeshkian and U.S. President Donald Trump. The memorandum came
into effect on June 19.
On June 21, the first round of talks between Iran and the U.S.
took place in Switzerland, mediated by Pakistan and Qatar.
