Posted 9/18/2023, 1:40:00 PM

Five Americans Freed from Iran Prison in Rare US-Iran Prisoner Swap Deal

Five Americans who were imprisoned in Iran have been freed and are flying to Doha, Qatar on their way home.
The released Americans include Emad Shargi, Morad Tahbaz, Siamak Namazi and two unnamed individuals.
Their release is part of a wider deal involving the US unfreezing $6 billion in Iranian funds and releasing Iranians held in the US.
The deal represents a diplomatic breakthrough after years of tense US-Iran relations.
The Biden administration says the deal does not change the adversarial US-Iran relationship and will issue new sanctions.

cnn.com

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