Exchange of Prisoners

Prisoner swap with US ‘purely humanitarian’: Iran president

Tehran, IRNA - Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has reiterated that the recent prisoner exchange between Iran and the United States was conducted for “purely humanitarian motives".
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Two Iranian prisoners swapped with US arrive in Tehran

Tehran, IRNA – Two Iranian nationals who were released in a prisoner swap with the United States, has arrived in Tehran.
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1,531 prisoners swapped between Iran, other countries in 2 years

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Minister of Justice Amin Hossein Rahimi has announced that a total of 1,531 prisoners have been exchanged between Iran and other countries.
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‘Iran will secure release of nationals jailed in US on false charges’

Tehran, IRNA - The Islamic Republic is doing its utmost to secure the release of several Iranian nationals who are currently imprisoned in the United States on false charges of evading American sanctions, Iran’s top rights official has said.
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FM spox highlights Iran’s humanitarian view toward prisoners swap

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani referred to the special effort made by the Sultanate of Oman to exchange prisoners between Iran and the US, saying that Iran looks at prisoner swap from a humanitarian perspective.
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Iranian-American national not barred from leaving Iran: Official

Tehran, IRNA – The Islamic Republic has, based on humanitarian considerations, allowed an Iranian-American national named Bagher Namazi to leave Iran anytime he wants, said a high-ranking Iranian official.
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Iranian parliament ratifies prisoner swap deal with Belgium

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian lawmakers approved a treaty with Belgium that would allow prisoner exchanges between the two countries.
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Iran negotiating to move prisoners from Turkey

Tehran, IRNA - Deputy Head of the Iranian Judiciary and Secretary of High Council for Human Rights Kazem Gharibabadi said that Tehran was negotiating with Ankara to repatriate Iranian nationals sentenced to prison in Turkey.
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UK cannot blackmail Iran

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Saturday said that the UK wanted to blackmail Iran by taking its money hostage in exchange for prisoners.
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FM Spox blames delay in nuclear deal revival on US

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Monday that the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal (JCPOA) was delayed because of the US approach, adding that the talks on the issue would continue after the new administration in Iran took office.
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Iran has a prisoner-swap agreement with US and UK in place: Spox

Tehran, IRNA – Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh, in response to the US denial that there was an agreement on prisoner exchange with Iran, said on Sunday that Iran had an agreement in place with the US and the UK and was ready to implement it "TODAY".
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Iran ready to exchange prisoners with US

Tehran, March 9, IRNA – Government spokesman Ali Rabiei said on Tuesday that Iran is ready to exchange prisoners with the United States and that if it has not happened yet was due to the US unpreparedness.
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