Iran could receive up to $50 billion immediately after the deal with the "six" on the Iranian nuclear program

Date: 14:04, 20-04-2015.

Almaty. April 20. Silkroadnews - Iran could gain access to the frozen funds in the amount of $30 billion to $50 billion immediately after the expected deal with the international "six" on its nuclear activities, reported the Iranian News Agency (IrTAG) on Monday.
According to The Wall Street Journal, there is a possibility that with the signing of a definitive agreement on the Iranian nuclear program, Iran will have access to previously blocked in the West bank accounts, which has tens of billions of dollars that the Islamic Republic proceeded from oil. The American edition refers to an unnamed senior sources in the White House.
Earlier Tehran stated that due to international sanctions on Iran accounts in offshore banks are blocked from $100 billion to $140 billion.
According to The Wall Street Journal, the representatives of the US presidential administration do not rule out the possibility of the Iranian government access to these accounts under preparation at the moment of the final agreement on the Iranian nuclear program.
To date, Tehran has already received about $12 billion of previously frozen overseas assets that have been unlocked by the current interim nuclear agreement reached  by Tehran and the "six" of international mediators (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany) in Geneva in November 2013. The last such tranche of $490 million was transferred from Japan on March 31 to the accounts of the Central Bank of Iran in Oman.
Recall, on  April 2, Iran and "six" have agreed on the basic parameters of an agreement on the Iranian nuclear program, As a result the United States and the European Union should removed from Tehran sanctions. Tehran in turn must reduce some of the components of its nuclear activities. Work on the final agreement to be completed by June 30.

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