$6 billion deal? New proposal aims to open Iran’s nuclear sites to inspectors
A reported mediation plan would release US$6 billion in interest from Iranian assets frozen in banks in Qatar in exchange for allowing IAEA inspectors to visit Iranian nuclear facilities. The proposal was described by Qatar-based Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, with Qatar and Pakistan identified as the countries behind it. The report says the inspection visit would be covert, a detail not included in any official account. According to the outlet, Washington has approved the plan and Tehran has given preliminary agreement. Those claims have not been followed by an official announcement confirming a deal. The proposal also leaves open how the frozen funds would be transferred and how the inspections would be verified. Until governments and the IAEA publish details, the reported exchange remains unconfirmed.
A new mediation proposal reportedly calls for the release of $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds in exchange for Iran allowing International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors to visit its nuclear sites. According to the Qatari-based Al-Araby Al-Jadeed news outlet, Qatar and Pakistan are behind the proposal, which would release $6 billion in interest accrued on Iranian funds frozen in Qatari banks in return for a covert visit by IAEA inspectors to Iran’s nuclear facilities. The report says the proposal has received US approval and preliminary Iranian agreement. However, no official confirmation of an agreement has been issued.