Iran Denies Talks with US in Qatar, Says Will Discuss Frozen Assets with Doha

TEHRAN, June 30 (CNA) - Iran's Foreign Ministry announced that Iran will hold talks with mediator Qatar tomorrow on issues including frozen assets, while denying any plans for talks with the United States in the Persian Gulf state, despite expectations that delegations from both countries will be present.

According to AFP, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei stated at a weekly press conference, "Tomorrow, likely in Doha, discussions will be held with the Qatari side regarding the implementation of various clauses in the memorandum of understanding, including those related to the unfreezing of Iran's restricted assets."

He was referring to Iranian funds frozen overseas due to U.S. sanctions, which is one of the key issues being discussed in the agreement to end the Middle East war between Tehran and Washington.

The so-called memorandum of understanding, once signed, includes a U.S. commitment to ultimately "lift all sanctions against Tehran" and "allow full and free access to Iran's frozen or restricted funds and assets."

Although there are no official statistics, media reports estimate the total amount of Iran's frozen assets to be between $100 billion and $123 billion.

Baqaei also stated today that Iran will respond to any actions by the United States that violate the memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the Middle East war.

He pointed out, "We will never ignore any action. As the powerful Iranian armed forces have demonstrated in the past, any infringement on the established goals of this Islamic Republic will be met with an immediate and decisive response."

"Such actions would constitute a violation of the first article of the memorandum of understanding. If such breaches are repeated and continuous, the progress of this process will naturally encounter obstacles." (Compiled by: He Hongru) 1150630

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