The US is considering releasing $20 billion in frozen Iranian assets in exchange for Iran relinquishing its stockpile of enriched uranium, the Axios news outlet reported on Friday, citing US officials. The report said that Washington and Tehran are in talks over a three-page framework aimed at ending the conflict that began on Feb. 28. Discussions have made consistent progress this week, though “significant gaps remain,” the report said. US President Donald Trump said Thursday that the US is “very close” to making a deal with Iran, as a two-week ceasefire between the two countries nears its expiration on April 22. The report mentioned that a top priority for the Trump administration is ensuring Iran cannot access the stockpile of […]
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Read Full Article on Middle East Monitor →![A worker walks inside of an uranium conversion facility, part of Iran's Nuclear Power Programme, on March 30, 2005 just outside the city of Isfahan, Iran [Getty Images]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/GettyImages-52511075.jpg)
