US Won’t Unfreeze Iran’s Assets Before Peace Deal Is Reached, Trump Says

President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on June 3, 2026. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

The United States won’t unfreeze Iran’s assets until a long-term peace deal to end the conflict in the Middle East is reached, President Donald Trump said on June 7.

“If they behave, if ​they do a good job, we start talking,” Trump said during an interview on “Meet the Press.”