One of the key sticking points remaining in negotiations between the US and Iran centers on monetary compensation, via CNN

Iran has communicated to mediators that they want some form of financial compensation to be released as soon as the two sides agree on an initial memorandum of understanding, the official said, and not withheld for a future date.
But Trump administration officials are concerned that any unfreezing of funds at such an early stage could lessen the economic pain the US has inflicted on Iran throughout the course of the war — potentially eliminating, or at least weakening, a key leverage point Washington holds over Tehran.
The president has told advisers he will not sign any deal where the US directly provides money to Iran, according to sources familiar with the matter, mindful of the comparisons to the Obama deal.

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