Iran’s negotiating team reportedly wants a massive payout before it will sign any preliminary agreement with the United States, according to sources close to the talks cited by Tasnim News Agency and picked up by international wire services.
The reported figure is staggering: roughly $24 billion in frozen Iranian assets, with half demanded up front and the other half released during a 60-day negotiating window that would follow any memorandum of understanding.
The demand surfaced as Pakistan-mediated talks between Washington and Tehran continue without a final agreement. President Trump has maintained maximum sanctions pressure on the regime while leaving a diplomatic channel open.
CNN contributor Scott Jennings posted on X that he had received a direct briefing from a senior Trump administration official and pushed
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