Qatar-Pakistan Deal Wins US Approval, Partial Iranian Consent on Frozen Assets

💰 DOHA — Washington approved partial payment to Tehran days before the deadline. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: The $6B frozen in Qatar is Tehran's core financial demand. Interest-only transfer lets Washington claim no ransom while giving Iran something real. Pakistan's co-sponsorship adds a non-Western face to a US-backed move. Preliminary Iranian consent signals room to move. If confirmed, this is the first crack in the diplomatic deadlock before November 5.