US mulls $20B Iran asset release in barter for uranium curbs

The U.S. and Iran are negotiating a three-page framework that could see roughly $20 billion of Iran’s frozen assets unfrozen in exchange for Tehran agreeing to curb its stockpiled enriched uranium, with some material potentially down-blended in Iran or shipped to a third country under international monitoring. Mediated by Pakistan, Egypt and Turkey, the talks aim to end the war and gatekeep Iran’s nuclear program, though disagreements remain on the duration of any enrichment moratorium and related regional issues, with potential follow-up meetings in Islamabad.