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Iran demands US unfreeze its $24-billion funds as condition for making deal — adviser

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Mohsen Rezaee, a military adviser to Iran's supreme leader, stated that a potential agreement with the US depends on the unfreezing of $24 billion in Iranian assets. The article notes that Iran views this as a trust-building measure, while US officials fear it would remove critical leverage.

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What happened

A potential agreement between the United States and Iran will depend on Washington’s readiness to unfreeze $24 billion of Iranian assets, military adviser to the Iranian supreme leader Mohsen Rezaee said.

Why it matters

"The negotiations are at a deadlock and (US President Donald) Trump must break this deadlock," he said in an interview with CNN.

Common ground

"The ball is in Trump’s court." According to Rezaee, Tehran views the release of Iranian frozen assets as a trust-building measure between the sides.

Perspective signals

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Mohsen Rezaee, a military adviser to Iran's supreme leader, stated that a potential agreement with the US depends on the unfreezing of $24 billion in Iranian assets. The article notes that Iran views this as a trust-building measure, while US officials fear it would remove critical leverage.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The negotiations are at a deadlock and (US President Donald) Trump must break this deadlock," he said in an interview with CNN.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of dictionary definitions of 'Muhsin', real estate company info, and general Wikipedia entries about the Quds Force and the Twelve-Day War. There is no evidence provided that confirms or denies an interview between Mohsen Rezaee and CNN regarding a deadlock.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Quds Force (Persian: نیروی قدس, romanized: niru-ye qods, lit. 'The Jerusalem Force') is one of five branches of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Considered an elite unit within the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quds_Force
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 13 June 2025, Israel launched a surprise attack on Iran by bombing several military and nuclear facilities, beginning the Twelve-Day War and drawing varied reactions across governments and non-gove…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactions_to_the_Twelve-Day_Wa…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Twelve-Day War was an armed conflict between Iran and Israel which lasted from 13 to 24 June 2025. It began when Israel bombed military and nuclear facilities in Iran in a surprise attack, assassi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-Day_War
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Claim 2: “A potential agreement between the United States and Iran will depend on Washington’s readiness to unfreeze $24 billion of Iranian assets, military adviser to the Iranian supreme leader Mohsen Rezaee said.”
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Multiple web search results from June 2026 confirm that a US-Iran agreement involves the release of frozen Iranian assets, specifically mentioning figures like $6-12 billion and the Revolutionary Guard's statements regarding receiving half of its assets, which aligns with the $24 billion total mentioned in the claim ($12bn + $12bn).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tom J. Anderson (born Ahmad Rezaee Mirghaed (Persian: احمد رضایی میرقائد), c. 1975/1976 – 12 November 2011) was an Iranian businessman and the eldest son of Iranian Major General Mohsen Rezaee. He de…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_Rezaee
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mohsen Rezaee Mirgha'ed (Persian: محسن رضایی, born Sabzevar Rezaee Mirgha'ed (Persian: سبزوار رضایی میرقائد); born 1 September 1954) is an Iranian politician and senior military officer in the Iranian…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohsen_Rezaee
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Twelve-Day War was an armed conflict between Iran and Israel which lasted from 13 to 24 June 2025. It began when Israel bombed military and nuclear facilities in Iran in a surprise attack, assassi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-Day_War
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Claim 3: “According to CNN, Iran insists that $12 billion be released as soon as an interim agreement with US is signed, and another $12 billion at a later stage.”
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Two independent cross-references from 'Krdo' explicitly state that Iran demanded the release of $12 billion upon signing an interim agreement and another $12 billion at a later stage. This is further supported by the Wikipedia entry for '2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between Iran and the United States began in the mid-19th century, when Iran was known to the Western world as Qajar Persia. While Persia was the object of British and Russian colonial intere…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. Hostilities broke out after US–Israeli airstrikes killed several Iranian officials, including S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2025 and 2026, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Ali…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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