Iranian deputy foreign minister says frozen funds to be used for needed goods Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi says Tehran will use part of its frozen assets in Qatar to purchase goods needed by the country following talks in Doha. Under the memorandum of understanding that halted the war between Iran and the US, Washington agreed to make Iran's frozen or restricted assets available as part of the agreement's implementation. It remains unclear how the mechanism for releasing and using the funds will work, or when it will take effect.