美國宣布解凍在韓國的伊朗資金

【雙魚之論】英文拷到 G / D 找中文翻譯
In early August, China and Iran were reported to have discussed the release of Iranian citizens jailed by the United States and the unfreezing of sanctioned assets in South Korea, which were intended to be used to pay Iran for oil. Sanctions on Iran were imposed based on United Nations resolutions, but the unfreezing of some Iranian assets in South Korea and the release of hostages raises questions about whether this was done in accordance with UN resolutions or through bilateral agreements? There are sayings that the release of hostages was mediated through Oman.  And the U.S. insisted that the unfreexing assets shoild be used in humanitarian purpose.

中國與伊朗在八月上旬就報導美國將釋放伊朗嫌犯，以及解凍在南韓的被制裁資產，這是用來支付伊朗石油的應付款。制裁伊朗是聯合國的決議，但部份在韓國的伊朗資產被解凍與人質的釋放，不知是否也是聯合國決議，或是雙邊的決定？傳聞，人質釋放是經由阿曼調解的。美國堅持解凍的資金必須用在人道目的。

Iran says frozen assets in ROK, jailed citizens in US to be released soon    ChinaDaily 2023811

TEHRAN -- Iran's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that banks of the Republic of Korea (ROK) are unfreezing Iran's assets, and a number of "illegally" jailed Iranians in the United States will be soon released.

The ministry said in a statement that the country's funds "had been illegally frozen in the ROK's banks for a few years by the United States," adding that "Iran has obtained the necessary guarantees from the US for its continued commitment to obligations in this regard."

It is estimated that Iran has funds worth over $7 billion in the ROK's two banks, which refuse to process them for fear of possible US penalties.

In addition to the efforts to release the country's "illegally" frozen assets, the ministry said it also works to realize "the freedom of a number of innocent Iranians, who have been illicitly arrested and imprisoned in the US on the baseless accusation of bypassing the US sanctions."

Several of the Iranians jailed in the US would soon be released, it said, adding that Iran still holds several American prisoners whose release is being pursued by the US government.

Over the past months, Iran has repeatedly expressed its readiness to swap prisoners with the US as a humanitarian issue under the precondition that the latter acts "realistically."

In an interview with Al-Monitor published on June 14, Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Hamad al-Busaidi, whose country has been playing a mediatory role in the negotiations between Tehran and Washington, said he believed the two countries were nearing an agreement on exchanging prisoners.