Iranian International Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian dismissed any connection between the change of prisoners with the US and the discharge of Iran’s belongings frozen overseas. 

In remarks at a press convention on Monday, Amirabdollahian stated the change of prisoners with the US, which is a completely humanitarian concern, is totally unconnected to plans to unblock Iran’s belongings in different international locations.

He famous that the settlement between Iran and the US, mediated by a 3rd nation, incorporates two separate agendas concerning the prisoner swap and the discharge of Iran’s belongings.

The oblique change of messages between Iran and the US has been in progress for months, the highest diplomat added, stressing, “We’ve by no means been after an interim or little-for-little settlement.”

Amirabdollahian stated Iran’s belongings in South Korea had been frozen on Washington’s “merciless order”, explaining that Tehran will probably be free to make use of the cash to buy commodities excluded from the sanctions because the belongings within the Korean banks have been transferred to a European nation.

He famous that it takes days or even weeks for the launched cash to be exchanged for euro earlier than being deposited to Iran’s checking account in a regional nation.

Elsewhere in his remarks, he commented on the resumption of diplomatic ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia, noting that Iran’s ambassador to Riyadh will formally take workplace throughout his upcoming go to to Saudi Arabia.

“The ambassador of Saudi Arabia can even arrive in Tehran throughout the subsequent days,” he said.

Again in June, the Iranian embassy in Saudi Arabia reopened at an official ceremony after seven years of closure.

After days of intensive negotiations hosted by China, Iran and Saudi Arabia clinched a deal on March 10 to revive diplomatic relations and reopen embassies and missions inside two months after seven years of estrangement.

The 2 regional heavyweights have underscored the necessity to respect one another’s nationwide sovereignty and chorus from interfering within the inner affairs of each other.