Exclusive-Iranian source says US has agreed to release frozen Iranian assets in Qatar, other banks

U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner walk with Pakistan's Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir, and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar after arriving for peace talks with Iranian officials in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, April 11, 2026. Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Handout via REUTERS

DUBAI, April 11 (Reuters) - A ⁠senior Iranian source said ‌on Saturday the U.S. had agreed to release Iranian frozen assets ​that were held in ⁠Qatar and ⁠other foreign banks, welcoming the move ⁠as ‌a sign of "seriousness" in reaching a ⁠deal with Washington in talks ​in ‌Islamabad.

The United States has not ⁠made ​any public comments on the issue of unfreezing assets.

⁠The source, who declined ​to be named due to the sensitivity of the matter, ⁠told Reuters that unfreezing the assets was "directly linked to ensuring safe passage through ​Strait of ⁠Hormuz", which is expected to ​be a key ‌issue in the ​talks.

(Writing by Parisa Hafezi; Editing by Jan Harvey)