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Iran's Raisi urges Japan to release Tehran's frozen assets

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DUBAI — Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi called on Japan on Tuesday to display its independence from Washington by releasing Tehran's frozen assets amid US sanctions.

"Japan should act independently from the US by releasing our blocked funds," Raisi said when asked about Tehran's $1.5 billion blocked funds in Japan.

DUBAI — Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi
called on Japan on Tuesday to display its independence from
Washington by releasing Tehran's frozen assets amid US sanctions.


"Japan should act independently from the US by releasing
our blocked funds," Raisi said when asked about Tehran's $1.5
billion blocked funds in Japan.