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Iran gets back 13 tonnes of gold in sanction relief
Tehran, July 2
Iran has received 13 tonnes of
gold which had been held in South Africa for two years due to sanctions,
Iran's central bank announced on Wednesday.
The gold was
delivered to the central bank on Tuesday night. After purchasing the
gold, Iran had to deposit it in South Africa as sanctions blocked its
way to Iran, semi-official Fars news agency quoted Central Governor
Valiollah Seif as saying.
The report did not mention where nor when did Iran purchase the gold, according to Xinhua.
Seif
thanked Iranian nuclear negotiators for the return of the gold, saying
that their efforts at the Vienna talks helped free the frozen asset.
Iran
has received $4.2 billion in unfrozen assets under the 2013 interim
agreement with the US and was then given another $2.8 billion by the
Obama administration last year in a bid to keep Tehran committed to the
talks.












