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The money can only be used for humanitarian purposes and we have every capability of watching how it's being used.
Unless it's used for education, medicine, food or similar, we re-freeze the account in Qatar.
Under the deal, the U.S. unfreezes US$6 billion in Iranian oil revenue so the Iranian government can purchase humanitarian goods, such as food and medicine.
The money was frozen in a restricted South Korean bank account in 2018 after then-President Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the Iran nuclear deal and reinstated strict U.S. sanctions against Iran
As part of the hostage agreement, Iranian officials can use the funds only under “strict oversight” of the U.S. Treasury Department.