5 U.S. residents departed Iran and arrived in Doha on Monday in a uncommon prisoner swap for 5 Iranians held within the United States, accompanied by the switch of $6 billion in Iranian funds, reported Reuters.
U.S. President Joe Biden welcomed the information, stating that “5 harmless People who have been imprisoned in Iran are lastly coming residence.” Nonetheless, it stays unsure whether or not this alternate will result in progress on the longstanding points that divide the 2 nations, akin to Iran’s nuclear program, assist for regional Shi’ite militias, the presence of U.S. troops within the Gulf, and U.S. sanctions on Iran.
The prisoner alternate was facilitated by Qatar, with a airplane despatched by the mediator transporting the 5 U.S. residents and two of their kin from Tehran to Doha after confirming the funds’ switch to Doha accounts.
Switzerland‘s ambassador to Iran accompanied the U.S. residents on the flight to Doha, the place U.S. officers acquired them. Two of the 5 Iranians additionally landed in Qatar, whereas three selected to not return to Iran.
The 5 Iranian People, one in every of whom had been imprisoned for about eight years on costs that the USA rejected as baseless, have been scheduled to board a U.S. authorities plane in Doha for his or her journey residence.
This prisoner swap, achieved after months of negotiations in Qatar, resolves a big level of rivalry between the U.S. and Iran. Nonetheless, it doesn’t alter the adversarial relationship between the 2 nations, though it might go away the door open for future diplomacy concerning Iran’s nuclear program.
The U.S. twin residents launched embody Siamak Namazi, Emad Sharqi, Morad Tahbaz, and two different unnamed people. In return, the U.S. launched 5 Iranians, together with Mehrdad Moin-Ansari, Kambiz Attar-Kashani, Reza Sarhangpour-Kafrani, Amin Hassanzadeh, and Kaveh Afrasiabi. Whereas Afrasiabi will stay in the USA, the plans for the opposite Iranians weren’t disclosed earlier by Iranian officers.
U.S. President Joe Biden welcomed the information, stating that “5 harmless People who have been imprisoned in Iran are lastly coming residence.” Nonetheless, it stays unsure whether or not this alternate will result in progress on the longstanding points that divide the 2 nations, akin to Iran’s nuclear program, assist for regional Shi’ite militias, the presence of U.S. troops within the Gulf, and U.S. sanctions on Iran.
The prisoner alternate was facilitated by Qatar, with a airplane despatched by the mediator transporting the 5 U.S. residents and two of their kin from Tehran to Doha after confirming the funds’ switch to Doha accounts.
Switzerland‘s ambassador to Iran accompanied the U.S. residents on the flight to Doha, the place U.S. officers acquired them. Two of the 5 Iranians additionally landed in Qatar, whereas three selected to not return to Iran.
The 5 Iranian People, one in every of whom had been imprisoned for about eight years on costs that the USA rejected as baseless, have been scheduled to board a U.S. authorities plane in Doha for his or her journey residence.
This prisoner swap, achieved after months of negotiations in Qatar, resolves a big level of rivalry between the U.S. and Iran. Nonetheless, it doesn’t alter the adversarial relationship between the 2 nations, though it might go away the door open for future diplomacy concerning Iran’s nuclear program.
The U.S. twin residents launched embody Siamak Namazi, Emad Sharqi, Morad Tahbaz, and two different unnamed people. In return, the U.S. launched 5 Iranians, together with Mehrdad Moin-Ansari, Kambiz Attar-Kashani, Reza Sarhangpour-Kafrani, Amin Hassanzadeh, and Kaveh Afrasiabi. Whereas Afrasiabi will stay in the USA, the plans for the opposite Iranians weren’t disclosed earlier by Iranian officers.
