US Will Monitor and Restrict Billions After Unfreezing Iranian Funds: White House

The U.S. will impose limits on how Iran uses billions in unfrozen assets from a recent deal. This agreement also saw five Americans transitioned from Tehran prisons to house arrest.
US Will Monitor and Restrict Billions After Unfreezing Iranian Funds: White House
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington on June 26, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
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The United States has confirmed that it will place restrictions on what Iranian actors can do with billions of dollars of funds that would be unfrozen under an emerging agreement that has led to five Americans being released from prison to house arrest in Tehran.

White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters on Aug. 11 that the country would have “full visibility” into where any released Iranian funds get sent and how they’re used.

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