Analysis of Iran's Frozen Funds Release Timeline
Source: Middle East Spectator — MES · Wed, Jun 17, 2026 · 19:29 UTC
The text examines Paragraph 11 of the agreement, noting that it only commits the United States to begin releasing Iran's frozen assets rather than delivering them immediately. It also states that Iran and the U.S. must mutually agree on the procedures for the release. Paragraph 13 indicates that the final 60‑day negotiation period will start only after the U.S. has begun implementing the earlier provisions, including Paragraph 11. In practice, this means the funds will only start the release process once the memorandum of understanding is signed and the Strait of Hormuz is reopened. The author argues that the wording should have required the completion of Paragraph 11 before the 60‑day negotiations could commence, a detail they claim Iranian officials overlooked.
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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 About Iran’s frozen funds:
If we look at Paragraph 11, it becomes clear that Iran’s frozen funds are not immediately fully released.
Rather, the paragraph says the U.S. simply UNDERTAKES (i.e. agrees to begin) the release of funds, and that Iran and the U.S. will ‘mutually agree on the procedures related to the release of these funds’.
In Paragraph 13, it says the final 60-days negotiations will start once the U.S. ‘begins’ to implement the other paragraphs, including Paragraph 11.
In practice, this means that the funds will merely begin the ‘process’ of being released immediately upon signing the MoU and opening the Strait of Hormuz. Paragraph 13 seems to ensure that Iran will receive the funds before negotiations will proceed (before the 60-days for a final deal), but it doesn’t say that.
This is an important detail that slipped the mind of Iranian officials. Instead of starting the 60-days negotiations when the U.S. has ‘begun’ to implement Paragraph 11, it should have been stated that Iran will enter final negotiations once the provisions in Paragraph 11 have been ‘completed’.
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