Iran rejects linking frozen assets to nuclear talks with US

Iran does not accept linking the release of its frozen assets to the issue of enriched nuclear materials, Iranian news agency Tasnim quoted informed sources as saying. The agency cited the sources as saying that Tehran “has made it clear that no agreement will be reached without the release of a specified portion of its frozen assets in the very first step.” They added that Iran has not made any commitments at this stage regarding the details of the nuclear file. “No final understanding has been reached with the United States so far, and disagreements remain over some clauses,” the sources said. FACTBOX – Iranian, US versions of potential agreement proposals