VANCE SAYS IRANIAN ASSETS WILL BE UNFROZEN AFTER APPROVAL AND CONSULTATION FROM THE U.S. AND QATAR
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“25 SHIPS CROSSED STRAIT OF HORMUZ ON JUNE 18, ACCOUNTING FOR ONE-FIFTH OF PRE-WAR LEVELS”
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This storyWhich country brokered the 1981 deal to unfreeze Iranian assets?
- Algeria
- Switzerland
- Pakistan
- Turkey
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Algeria
This storyWill Iran's unfrozen assets actually stay limited to U.S. farm goods?
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