Iran–Japan relations During a meeting with Japanese foreign minister Toshimitsu Motegi in Tehran, Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi urged Japan to release $3 billion in Iranian assets frozen in Japan due to international sanctions against Iran. Iran urges Japan to release billions in blocked funds amid U.S. sanctions © Reuters Sources: Reuters
/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/7BP7WJCODNJ6REKTY3YOMOLTMU.jpg "Iran urges Japan to release billions in blocked funds amid U.S. sanctions © Reuters")