Iran Sets Precondition for Peace with US: Release Frozen Funds
Iran has conveyed three conditions to the US through Pakistan and Qatar for ending the conflict between the two nations. According to Iranian officials, Tehran wants the war to end on all fronts, frozen Iranian funds held abroad to be released, and the US blockade of Iranian ports to be lifted. This comes as Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi visited Tehran during this period, emerging as a potential channel between Tehran and Washington.
The report also highlights conflicting claims over Iran's oil exports. Iranian state institutions claim that oil sales reached a two-year high in September despite the blockade. In contrast, the US Defense Department says American forces helped facilitate the movement of more than one billion barrels of crude oil, assisted over 2,000 commercial vessels and kept key Hormuz shipping lanes clear of mines.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said that lasting security in the Middle East cannot be determined by countries outside the region. This underscores the link between the conflict, oil trade and diplomacy.