Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said on Sunday that regional governments were “not in a position to demand reparations”, responding to reports the U.S. could use Iranian assets to compensate regional allies for war-related damages.
Gharibabadi added in a post on X that Iran’s assets were “neither war spoils for Washington nor a payment fund for its allies”.
A source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Saturday that the U.S. will make Iranian assets available to Gulf allies to support rebuilding and repairs for future damage caused by Iran.
(Reporting by Eman Abouhassira. Editing by Mark Potter)