Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says that following an agreement with the United States that lifts oil and petrochemical sanctions, half of Iran’s frozen assets held in Qatar will be returned. Iranian state media and reports citing Pezeshkian’s remarks say that $6 billion will be released out of a total $12 billion of assets frozen in Qatar. Pezeshkian also says Iranian efforts will continue to recover the remaining funds, but the timing and conditions for releasing the rest are not specified in the reports. The announcements are attributed to Pezeshkian speaking during meetings with senior Iranian clerics in Qom, according to one outlet, and are reported as coming from Iranian state media and the Tasnim news agency in that account. Another outlet similarly reports the figure of $6 billion being “released and transferred back” and characterizes the other half as still pending determination. Across the sources, the common elements are the sanctions-relief context, the $12 billion total, and the plan to release $6 billion, with the remainder still unresolved.