President of Iran says agreement with US releases R$ 31 billion in frozen assets in Qatar to the country

US and Iran reach agreement to cease attacks and resume dialogue The president of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian, stated this Monday (29) that Qatar will release US$ 6 billion - the equivalent of R$ 31 billion - in frozen Iranian assets. ✅ Follow the g1 international news channel on WhatsApp In the midst of criticism regarding the provisional agreement signed with the US to try to end the war between the countries, due to the attacks that occurred in the Persian Gulf this weekend, Pezeshkian defended the terms of the negotiations. In a statement to state media, he called the agreement "a great victory for the Iranian people". "Based on the plans drawn up, US$ 6 billion of the total of US$ 12 billion in Iranian resources in Qatar will be released and returned to the country, and the necessary follow-up procedures are being carried out,” he stated, without giving further details. President of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian, shows signature on memorandum of understanding with the US, on June 18, 2026 Iranian Presidential Office via AP This Sunday (28), Iran and the United States agreed to stop recent hostilities in the Gulf and resume negotiations on the dispute over the Strait of Hormuz, reported the Axios website. The two sides plan to meet this Tuesday (30) in Doha, Qatar, reported Axios, citing a senior US official. A White House official who did not want to be identified confirmed the cessation of attacks to the Reuters news agency. Despite the reports, this Monday, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, said that there are no meetings between the representatives of the two countries to follow the negotiations of the memorandum of understanding, scheduled for this week, according to the Iranian news agency Tasnim. The return of attacks after signing the agreement A round of mediated negotiations, led by Vice President JD Vance and the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, was held in Switzerland a week ago, and Washington suspended sanctions against Tehran, but fighting has resumed and intensified since then. The apparent return to diplomacy between the US and Iran occurs after several days of attacks and counter-attacks, which began when an Iranian projectile hit a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday (25); both the US and Iran accused each other of violating a provisional ceasefire agreed on June 17. Iran launched missiles and drones against US military installations in Kuwait and Bahrain on Sunday morning, shortly after President Donald Trump threatened to eliminate the Iranian leadership if they did not comply with the agreement to end the conflict. "There may come a time when we will no longer be able to act reasonably and will be forced to militarily complete the task we started so successfully. If that happens, the Islamic Republic of Iran will cease to exist!", said Trump on social media, before the publication of the Axios report. The 14-point provisional peace agreement aimed to stop the fighting — started by the US and Israel on February 28 — and reopen the strait while negotiations continued on issues such as Iran's nuclear program.