(LEAD) Iranian funds-US(ATTN: UPDATES with remarks from White House spokesperson in last 3 paras)By Byun Duk-kun WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- The Iranian funds currently held in South Korea can only be used for humanitarian purposes while the United States will continue to hold Iran accountable for any destabilizing actions, a state department spokesperson said Monday. Vedant Patel, principal deputy spokesperson for the state department, also emphasized that the money had always been available to Iran for humanitarian use.

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