The United States plans to use frozen Iranian assets to compensate Gulf countries for their losses, which could become a new stimulus for ceasefire negotiations.

On Saturday (June 6), a source revealed that the US government is attempting to use frozen Iranian assets to repair and rebuild the damage caused by Iranian attacks in the Gulf region, as well as to prepare for potential future destruction. The source, identified as a senior government official who spoke on condition of anonymity, stated that US Treasury Secretary Scott Benson has instructed a team to assess the costs involved in the losses caused by Iran to Gulf region allies. He also added that the US will consider using Iranian assets for these restoration efforts. The official also mentioned that the US Treasury Department will study whether Iranian assets can be used to compensate for losses incurred by allies, including the costs of repairing oil infrastructure that Iran and its supporters had hoped to achieve years ago. However, the official did not specify the types of assets being reviewed by the Treasury Department, and the language used to describe the new measures does not appear to be limited to frozen assets. The day before this announcement, an adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader, Mohsen Rezaei, revealed that the success of a US-Iran peace agreement depends on whether the US can unfreeze $240 billion in Iranian assets. According to Iran's semi-official Islamic News Agency, despite a minister from Pakistan acting as a mediator traveling to Tehran on Saturday to deliver a letter to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, peace negotiations seem to have stalled. Stalemate in ceasefire agreement The threat of transferring Iranian assets may add new tensions to the fragile ceasefire agreement between the US and Iran. Over the weekend, mutual attacks between the US and Iran once again tested the negotiation process between the two sides. Earlier on Saturday, the US military shot down an Iranian drone and targeted Iranian coastal radar sites on Goruk and Qeshm islands in the Strait of Hormuz, with the US Central Command stating that these drones posed a threat to maritime traffic. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard retaliated by targeting US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain. The Kuwaiti military reported on Saturday that seven ballistic missiles flew over residential areas, causing material damage but no casualties. In Bahrain, residents were urged to seek shelter after alarms sounded. In recent months, the US and Iran have been engaging in indirect talks to reach a temporary agreement to end the three-month-long conflict, leaving issues including Iran's nuclear program for further negotiations. However, conflicts have continued to arise, making an agreement difficult to reach. Iran is seeking to gain oil revenue, exemptions from sanctions on crude oil exports, the lifting of US blockade on its ports, and actions in the Strait of Hormuz. On the other hand, due to rising energy prices, Trump is facing increasing domestic political pressure to end this unpopular war. Trump previously stated in an interview that although most of Iran's drone and missile manufacturing facilities have been destroyed, Iranians still have about one-fifth of their missiles available. This article was reposted from "" and authored by ; translated and edited by .