
U.S. agreed to prisoner swap: Iran State TV
The Hindu
Iran will free prisoners with Western ties in Iran in exchange for billions of dollars from the U.S. and the U.K., state television reported on Sunday. The U.S. denied the report, while the U.K. did n
Iran will free prisoners with Western ties in Iran in exchange for billions of dollars from the U.S. and the U.K., state television reported on Sunday. The U.S. denied the report, while the U.K. did not respond. The state TV report quoted an anonymous official just as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei began giving what authorities earlier described as an “important” speech. However, Mr. Khamenei did not immediately discuss any proposed swap amid negotiations in Vienna over Tehran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers. The official quoted by Iranian state TV said a deal made between the U.S. and Tehran involved a prisoner swap in exchange for the release of $7 billion in frozen Iranian funds.More Related News

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