US-Iran Talks Deadlock Over Tehran's $100 Billion Frozen Assets

A brewing standoff over Iran's massive stockpile of frozen assets threatens to upend renewed talks between Tehran and Washington, aimed at extending their fragile ceasefire. The sum in question exceeds $100 billion — a financial lifeline Tehran sees as critical, but one it cannot touch due to decades of sanctions. With the current US-Iran ceasefire set to expire in just days, this issue looms large over any chance of progress. The origins of these frozen assets date back to the United States’ in