Iran demands release of frozen assets seized by the US

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On 28 May 2026, Ali Bagheri Kani, deputy secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, demanded the unconditional release of all Iranian assets frozen by the US, calling them the "legal right" of the Iranian people, as reported by Tasnim. The demand comes amid reports that a US-Iran peace deal has been reached, with a signing planned in Geneva.

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Ali Bagheri Kani, the deputy secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, insisted the release of all frozen Iranian assets from the US, describing them as the “legal right” of the Iranian people. Iran's frozen funds "must be released unconditionally", the Tasnim news agency quoted him as saying.

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