Hemmati repeatedly said that the signal Iranians hoped to see from the U.S. was their return to the nuclear deal.
Iranian presidential candidate says he's willing to potentially meet Joe Biden
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Iranian press accounts, citing Central Bank of Iran Gov. Abdolnasser Hemmati, claimed talks in Tehran had resulted in a deal Monday to release some $7 billion in bank deposits, which has been held in South Korea for nearly two years because of sanctions re-imposed by the Trump administration after it renounced the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
South Korea denies deal to release Iranian funds frozen by U.S. sanctions
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