The United Arab Emirates denied an earlier report by Reuters news agency and claimed it has not transferred funds to Iran. "No frozen funds have been released or transferred from or through the UAE," the statement said. Earlier, two sources told Reuters that the Emirates would release $10 billion for the Islamic Republic, while other sources claimed it was about $20 billion to be unfrozen as a condition for halting Iranian attacks. One of the sources said that a first installment of $3 billion has already been made available to Iran.

