Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says Qatar will release $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets held in Qatar, describing it as part of plans for returning money to Iran. Pezeshkian, cited by Iran’s state-run IRNA agency, says $6 billion out of a total $12 billion of Iranian resources in Qatar will be released and returned, with follow-up steps to be carried out. The remarks come as negotiations with the United States are described by Iran as facing new difficulties. The accounts link the timing to renewed tensions in the Persian Gulf over the weekend, including drone and missile attacks by Iran targeting Bahrain and Kuwait after what Iran characterizes as new US airstrikes against the Islamic Republic. Iran also warns that negotiations to end the war could face a “complete halt” if Washington continues its attacks. US officials, however, say they have seen no frozen Iranian assets released so far. Across the reports, Qatar is presented as a mediator in regional talks involving Iran, and the proposed asset release is framed by Iran as an interim step to reassure the Iranian public as diplomacy continues under heightened military pressure.