{"id":27284,"date":"2021-10-13T11:07:37","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T09:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=27284"},"modified":"2021-10-13T11:07:38","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T09:07:38","slug":"iranian-regime-demands-the-release-of-frozen-money-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/articles\/2021\/10\/iranian-regime-demands-the-release-of-frozen-money-abroad\/27284\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian Regime Demands the Release of Frozen Money Abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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If releasing Iran\u2019s regime frozen assets, as in the past, the regime will spend it on both terrorism and the mullahs\u2019 proxy groups in the region, in Yemen, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, or it flowed into the pockets of the IRGC and the mullahs.<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

With the current economic crises in Iran, the Iranian regime has been pressuring countries around the world, who have the regime\u2019s money frozen in accounts, to release the money for immediate use. However, the question remains as to whether this money will be used to fund the regime\u2019s malign activities or to help the Iranian people out of the crises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Official figures of the amount of Tehran\u2019s frozen money stored in accounts abroad are non-existent, but it is speculated that the amount ranges between $20 billion and $180 billion. Most notably in the demands for the release of funds, the regime has been increasing pressure on South Korea to release over $7 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The National Council of Resistance of Iran<\/a> (NCRI) said<\/a>, \u201cThe South Korean government has refused to give any cash to the Iranian regime, citing the U.S. sanctions on Tehran\u2019s oil export. This has been a similar case with China, Japan, and India.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any money that can be released is allowed to be spent on procuring vaccines in order to keep control of the Covid-19 outbreak in Iran. According to figures from the Iranian opposition, Iran\u2019s current death toll from the pandemic has reached over 453,900, while figures engineered by the regime have given a lower toll of 122,868. Either way, these figures confirm that the worst is not over in Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NCRI <\/a>said, \u201cThe Iranian regime could have prevented the current Covid-19 crisis<\/a> by using credible vaccines. But the regime\u2019s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei<\/a>, has effectively banned credible WHO-approved vaccines<\/a> from the US and UK since January 8, 2021.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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