Govt Spokesman Confirms US Release Of $8b Iran Frozen Assets

Tehran, Nov 25, IRNA – Government spokesman Mohammad Baqer Nowbakht confirmed the release of dlrs 8 billion of Iran’s blocked assets by the US administration. He made the remarks here Monday while talking to reporters on the sideline of a local gathering. Nowbakht noted that the recent nuclear agreement will have significant impact on the Iranian economy. The first step agreement was reached in Geneva on November 24 after five days of intensive talks between representatives of Iran and 5+1 (US, Britain, Russia, france, China and Germany). He stressed that the agreement will also ease the anti-Iran sanctions./end