Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh said that more of Iran’s blocked money would be released very soon in a deal involving the release of dual nationals in Iran. The move is a sign that the nuclear negotiations, while appearing deadlocked, are still moving along.

When asked by a Fars News Agency journalist about the veracity of reports that Iranian money currently blocked by sanctions could be released, Khatibzadeh said that the news is accurate. He added that a high-ranking delegation would soon travel to Iran to finalize the matter.

According to Arab media outlets, an Omani delegation is heading to Tehran to help finalize the deal between the United States and Iran, which are not negotiating directly in the nuclear talks.

A number of Iranian-American citizens are being held in Iran for "security-related issues," which is widely understood as code for political reasons. The longest-held prisoner is Siamak Namazi, who was arrested by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in 2015. His father Baquer, who traveled to Iran to help secure his release, was also arrested in 2016. Morad Tahbaz, another Iranian-American citizen, is also still being held by Iran. There were rumors that he would be released with Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe last month, but he was only temporarily furloughed.