Tehran, June 8 -- Iran on Monday reaffirmed that the issue of release of its frozen assets is on the table in peace negotiations with Washington, and that Tehran will pursue the demand in all ways it can, ISNA reported.

The remarks were made by Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Baghaei during a weekly press conference.

When asked about the reports that the US is seeking to confiscate frozen Iranian assets for the benefit of regional countries and that it would not release them before an agreement, Baghaei termed these claims as "propaganda pressure".

"These claims are part of the war, media and propaganda pressure from the opposing sides."

As per ISNA, he labelled the claims "ridiculous" and said, "This is a ridiculous clai...