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