Iran to release 5 US citizens in prisoner swap, fund deal

 

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As part of a deal between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Iranian authorities may free five detained U.S. citizens. Some Iranians would also be freed from American prisons, according to Iran's UN delegation.

Under the deal, the $6 billion in Iranian funds in South Korea would also be unfrozen. The Islamic Republic of Iran already allowed four detained U.S. citizens to move into house arrest. The fifth person was under home confinement.

Iranian-American businessmen Siamak Namazi, 51, and Emad Shargi, 58, as well as environmentalist Morad Tahbaz, 67, who also has British citizenship, were among the Iranian Americans who were permitted to leave the Iranian prison, according to Jared Genser, an attorney for Namazi.

However, the fourth and fifth Americans who were released from custody and placed under house arrest have not had their identities made public.

According to reports, allowing the five people to leave Iran, which may take weeks, would end a major source of friction between Washington and Tehran. Iran and the United States continue to disagree on a number of topics, including Tehran's support for local Shi'ite militias and its nuclear deal.

According to Adrienne Watson, a spokesperson for the White House National Security Council, the five people were all released from custody and placed under house arrest. 

The United States Department of State, an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the country's foreign policy and relations, also talked to those 5 people on Thursday.

Antony Blinken, United States Secretary of State, reportedly said, "They're, needless to say, very happy to be out of prison."

Iran's mission to the United Nations said in a statement, “Iran and the US have agreed to reciprocally release and pardon five prisoners.” 

According to various sources and reports, after the unfreezing of $6 billion in Iranian money in South Korea, the five Americans will be permitted to depart Iran.

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