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