The history of Iranian assets shows that every attempt at rapprochement between Washington and Tehran has run up against the issue of frozen funds, from the Algiers Accords to George H.W. Bush, then Obama and the nuclear deal.
Mostafa Al-Khoudry
11 June ,2026
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