Iran's Frozen Funds

Mokhber:

Several billion dollars of Iran's frozen assets released

TEHRAN, Jan. 23 (MNA) – Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber says that several billion dollars of the frozen assets of the Islamic Republic of Iran were released during the past few days.

Seoul diplomat holds phone talks with US, EU negotiators

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – South Korea's vice foreign minister held back-to-back phone talks Fri. with the top EE and US negotiators involved in discussions aimed at restoring a 2015 Iran nuclear deal, his office said.

Bagheri says insisted to S. Korea need to free Iran money

TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) – Iranian deputy foreign minister Ali Bagheri says that in a phone call with South Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun-dong Wed. he insisted on the need to release frozen Iranian assets by Seoul.

Iran, S. Korea vice FMs hold talks on frozen funds, ties

TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) – Senior diplomats of South Korea and Iran held phone talks Wednesday to discuss ways to improve bilateral relations strained by the issue of Iranian funds frozen here, Seoul's foreign ministry said.

South Korea to discuss Iran's blocked assets with US: FM

TEHRAN, Jun. 14 (MNA) – Saying that there are some obstacles to freeing Iran's blocked assets, South Korean Foreign Minister claimed that Seoul will discuss the issue with Iran and also with the United States.

Khatibzadeh:

Iran's frozen funds abroad to be released soon

TEHRAN, Apr. 11 (MNA) – Confirming the news over the imminent release of Iran's frozen funds abroad, the Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson said that a delegation in connection with the issue will visit Tehran next week.

Khatibzadeh expounds on Iranian delegation’s visit to S Korea

TEHRAN, Feb. 16 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh explained about the visit of Iranian delegation to South Korea over Iran’s blocked assets in this country.

Iran, South Korea hold working group talks on frozen funds

TEHRAN, Feb. 16 (MNA) – Iran and South Korea have held working-level consultations to discuss ways to resolve disputes over Tehran's assets frozen under US sanctions, Seoul's foreign ministry said Wednesday.

Iranian frozen assets in Trade Bank of Iraq released

TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (MNA) – The financial resources of Iran that had been blocked in the Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI) were released.

CBI urges S. Korea to return Iran's frozen assets

TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (MNA) -- Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has submitted a letter of intent (LOI) for ​Investor-State Dispute Settlement(ISDS), requesting South Korea to return its frozen assets locked in Korean banks.

Iran, S Korea set for working-level talks over frozen assets

TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (MNA) – Informed sources say that South Korea and Iran plan to hold working-level consultations next month in Seoul to discuss ways to untangle years-long disputes over Tehran's assets frozen under US sanctions.

Blocking Iranian assets in South Korea ‘illegal’: Ulyanov

TEHRAN, Jan. 23 (MNA) – In reaction to the payment of dues of Iran’s membership fee to the United Nations, Russia’s permanent representative to the Vienna-based International Organizations said that blocking Iran’s assets in South Korea is ‘illegal'.

Seol,Tehran discuss use of frozen funds for UN membership fee

TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – South Korea is in consultations with Iran over the proposed use of Tehran's funds, frozen under the US sanctions, to help it pay dues to the United Nations and regain its voting rights, a South Korean source reported.

US authorizes S Korea to pay compensation to Iranian investor

TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) – The United States has authorized the South Korean government to send overdue compensation to Iran's Dayyani Group under a 2018 investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS), Seoul's foreign ministry said Wednesday.

S Korea committed to release Iran's blocked funds: Bagheri

TEHRAN, Jan. 06 (MNA) – The South Korean government is committed to freeing Iran's blocked funds, and unilateral US sanctions can not justify non-payment of debts to the country, the Iranian deputy foreign minister Ali Bagheri stressed.

Bagheri, senior S Korea diplomat to discuss Iran frozen funds

TEHRAN, Jan. 06 (MNA) – Iranian top negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani and South Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister in Vienna will discuss the issue of Iran's frozen assets in South Korea.

Iran FM to S Korean counterpart:

Iran frozen assets in S Korea must be released immediately

TEHRAN, Oct.01 (MNA) – In a telephone conversation with his Korean counterpart, the Iranian Foreign Minister criticized any negligence to resolve Iran's problems for releasing frozen assets in South Korea, calling for immediate measures to do so.

Raeisi to visiting Japanese FM:

Any delay in freeing Iranian assets in Japan not acceptable

TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) – The Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi has stressed the need to immediately free the Iranian assets frozen in Japan in a meeting with the visiting Japanese foreign minister.

US, S. Korea to cooperate on Iran's funds frozen in Seoul

TEHRAN, Jul. 10 (MNA) – The US and South Korea agreed to cooperate on the issue of Iran's funds frozen in Seoul.

Pres. asks CBI to use unblocked assets to supply basic goods

TEHRAN, Jun. 22 (MNA) – Iranian President Rouhani urged the Central Banks of Iran to use the country's unfrozen assets to supply basic goods.

S Korea must take "practical" act for releasing Iran assets

TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker called on South Korean Prime Minister to provide the Iranian nation with immediate and practical solutions so as to release Iran’s frozen money.

Iran calls on S Korea to release Iran’s frozen assets ASAP

TEHRAN, Apr. 11 (MNA) – Iran’s First Vice President called on South Korea to release Iran’s foreign exchange resources as soon as possible and compensate for the problems of recent years with practical measures.

South Korean PM due in Tehran to discuss frozen assets

TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman said that South Korean Prime Minister Chung Sye-Kyun will visit Tehran next week for talks on bilateral ties and other issues.

Iran CBI chief responds to Blinken's remarks on frozen funds

TEHRAN, Mar. 12 (MNA) – The governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has reacted to remarks by the US Secretary of State Blinken, saying that CBI does not wait for the US to unfreeze its blocked assets in other countries such as South Korea.

Masjedi, Iraqi minister discuss releasing Iran’s assets

TEHRAN, Mar. 08 (MNA) – Iranian Ambassador to Iraq and the Iraqi Minister of Finance conferred on releasing Iran’s frozen funds in a meeting on Monday.

Tehran, Baghdad discuss transferring Iran’s assets

TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (MNA) – The Governor of the Central Bank of Iran and the President of the State-owned Trade Bank of Iraq conferred on methods of transferring Iran’s frozen assets in Iraq.

Zarif calls on Suga's gov. to unfreeze Iran's assets in Japan

TEHRAN, Feb. 16 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has called on Tokyo to stop implementing illegal US sanctions and unfreeze some $3 billion of Iranian assets in Japanese banks.

Clearing Iran's UN dues through S. Korea being finalized

TEHRAN, Feb. 03 (MNA) – Iran is to use some of its money frozen in Seoul under US sanctions to pay its UN dues in arrears.