A top Iranian official said a deal with the U.S. is contingent on the unfreezing of funds. "The negotiations are at a deadlock and President Donald Trump must break this deadlock," Mohsen Rezaei, adviser to Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, told CNN.
He went on to say that if Trump "wants to reach an agreement with Iran, this $24 billion is a test of trust that Iran wants to have with Trump – this is a test that America must pass and the path will be opened." "This is our own money, not America's money," he added.