TEHRAN, Iran: An Iranian official has acknowledged Tehran and Britain are talking about the possible release of some 400 million pounds held by London since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
That’s according to a report Thursday by the semi-official ISNA news agency, which quoted Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi.
Ghasemi said the money is from a payment Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi made for Chieftain tanks that were never delivered.
The Telegraph newspaper of London earlier reported earlier Thursday that the money might be part of a bargain to free detained Iranian-British national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.
However, Ghasemi said the matters “are two separate issues and there is no link between them.”
The Foreign Office declined to immediately comment.
Iranian media have speculated that British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson may visit Iran soon.
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Iranian official acknowledges talks over frozen funds in UK
Iranian official acknowledges talks over frozen funds in UK
At least 216 militants killed in all in Pakistan’s Balochistan, military operations end
- Security operation launched against militants has ended
At least 216 militants have been killed in all in Pakistan’s Balochistan province and the security operation launched against them has ended, Pakistan’s military said on Thursday.
Pakistan’s Chief of Defense Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir on Wednesday vowed that “terrorists” and facilitators of last week’s Balochistan attacks will not be spared, praising security forces for maintaining law and order, the military’s media wing said.
The Pakistan military chief’s statement came after deadly coordinated attacks in Balochistan on Friday and Saturday.
The attacks were claimed by the separatist Baloch Liberation Army militant group.
Pakistan’s Chief of Defense Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir on Wednesday vowed that “terrorists” and facilitators of last week’s Balochistan attacks will not be spared, praising security forces for maintaining law and order, the military’s media wing said.
The Pakistan military chief’s statement came after deadly coordinated attacks in Balochistan on Friday and Saturday.
The attacks were claimed by the separatist Baloch Liberation Army militant group.
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