Iran Reportedly Halted Fire After Alleged $3 Billion Asset Release Deal
Iran reportedly agreed to stop exchanging fire with Israel after the United States authorized the release of $3 billion in Iranian funds that had been frozen abroad, according to a report published by an IRGC-linked news outlet.
The report claimed the money was transported from Abu Dhabi to Tehran on a flight that landed this morning, despite continued restrictions on Iranian airspace.
According to Israel’s Kan News, the understandings were brokered through Qatari mediation, with Doha facilitating communications between Washington and Tehran during the peak of the confrontation.
The report further stated that Iran was given guarantees that Israel would scale back its military activity in Lebanon.
U.S. officials and the White House have not publicly verified the reported transfer.
The alleged arrangement came after a day of direct military exchanges between Israel and Iran, sparked by an Israeli strike in Dahiyeh in Beirut. Both countries later declared that hostilities had ceased.
The IRGC’s emergency command announced a halt to military operations but warned that any renewed Israeli action, especially in southern Lebanon, would provoke a significantly stronger response.
Iran said its missile strike against Israel earlier this week was carried out in retaliation for the Israeli attack in Beirut.
