prisoner swap
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Seventeen Iranian inmates repatriated from Georgia
Tehran, IRNA – Seventeen Iranian nationals imprisoned in Georgia have been released from detention and transferred back to the Islamic Republic of Iran, an official in the Ministry of Justice said Saturday.
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Netanyahu will not be able to achieve his objectives: Islamic Jihad
Tehran, IRNA – One of the top officials of the Islamic Jihad movement in Palestine has pointed out that the prime minister of the Zionist regime will not be able to achieve his objectives in the ongoing war.
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Some 20 Iranians will be released from Iraqi Kurdistan’s prisons: Envoy
Baqdad, IRNA – Iran’s Consul General to Erbil Nasrollah Rashnoudi has announced that the authorities of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region have pardoned and released some 20 Iranian nationals imprisoned in Kurdistan.
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Hamas denies responding to Israeli regime's truce proposals
Tehran, IRNA – A founding member of Hamas's Political Bureau has emphasized that the Palestinian resistance movement has not yet replied to the Zionist regime’s demand for the prisoner swap deal.
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Netanyahu cabinet’s avarice hinders prisoner swap: Opposition leader
Tehran, IRNA – Leader of the Israeli opposition Yair Lapid has said that prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has the majority support in the Knesset to pursue a prisoner swap deal with Palestinians, but his cabinet members’ avarice hampers such an agreement.
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Hamas says to continue truce talks up to Ramadan
Tehran, IRNA – Hamas will only keep on ceasefire negotiations until the upcoming fasting month of Ramadan, an official with the Palestinian resistance movement said, noting that the group will not accept any conditions and dictates of the United States and the Israeli regime.
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Hamas will only accept ‘all-for-all’ prisoner exchange: Report
Tehran, IRNA - The leader of the Hamas resistance movement in the Gaza Strip has informed intermediaries in the ongoing ceasefire talks that the only available option for the Israeli regime is a prisoner exchange based on the “all-for-all” principle, according to Israeli media.
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Hamas ready to continue prisoner swap; Israel rejects new deal
Tehran, IRNA – A top Palestinian politician has announced that the resistance movement Hamas is prepared to exchange all Palestinian prisoners with all Israeli captives.
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39 Palestinian prisoners released in 2nd prisoner swap
Tehran, IRNA – The prison service of the Zionist regime announced early Sunday that 39 Palestinian prisoners have been released based on the terms of the second stage of the prisoner swap agreement with the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas.
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Iran FM thanks Qatar for mediating prisoner swap with US
Tehran, IRNA - Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has expressed his gratitude to Qatar for mediating indirect talks between Tehran and Washington that culminated in an exchange of prisoners.
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Iran, Turkiye exchange six prisoners
Tehran, IRNA - Iran’s deputy justice minister for international affairs Askar Jalalian has announced that some 6 prisoners have been exchanged between Iran and Turkiye.
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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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Unfreezing Iran’s funds shows US needs to keep ties with Iran: Ex-diplomat
Tehran, IRNA - Former Iranian Ambassador to Italy Abolfazl Zohrevand has said that releasing Iran’s blocked funds depicts the US' need to keep ties with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Exclusive: Brother of released Iranian says he never accepted US charges
Tehran, IRNA - The brother of Dr. Reza Sarhangpour, one of the five Iranians released as part of a prisoner exchange deal between Tehran and Washington, has shed light on the circumstances surrounding the wrongful detention by the United States of the Iranian academic figure and university professor.
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US State Dept. confirms sanctions waiver for transferring Iranian funds
New York, IRNA – US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller has confirmed that his country has waived sanctions to allow the transfer of Iranian funds -- approximately $6 billion -- blocked in South Korea to banks in Qatar.
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Iran UN Mission confirms imminent release of Iranian nationals in prisoner swap deal with US
New York, IRNA – Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations has confirmed the release of five Iranian nationals detained in the United States in exchange for the release of five Americans held in the Islamic Republic.
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Iran-US prisoner swap deal in final stages: Qatar envoy
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s ambassador to Qatar has announced that a prisoner exchange deal between Tehran and Washington has reached its final stages.
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$6bn of Iran’s unfrozen funds to be wired to Qatari banks: Report
Tehran, IRNA – As part of indirect talks between Iran and the United States mediated by Qatar, $6 billion of Iran's unfrozen assets will be transferred to Qatari banks early next week, Reuters reported.
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'Iran has necessary guarantees from US on prisoner swap deal'
Tehran, IRNA – Iran has received the necessary guarantees from the United States on a recent prisoner swap agreement reached between the two sides that also includes the release of billions of dollar worth of Iranian foreign assets, says Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani.
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Zionists furious Iran won release of funds under deal with US
Tehran, IRNA – The Zionist regime’s former and current officials have expressed fury over a recent prisoner swap deal between Iran and the United States which also included the release of several billions of dollars worth of Iranian frozen funds in South Korea.
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Biden slammed for ‘bowing’ to Iran Leader in prisoner swap
Tehran, IRNA - Republicans have censured the Biden administration for “bowing” to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei after reports said it had reached a prisoner swap deal with Tehran in exchange for release of billions of dollars of Iranian funds blocked overseas, a US media report said.
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US politicians slam Biden for unfreezing Iran assets
New York, IRNA – Some top politicians and former officials of the United States have censured President Joe Biden for conducting a prisoner swap with Iran that also included the release of billions of dollar worth of Iran’s frozen assets.
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Oman Central Bank CEO to visit Iran
Tehran, IRNA - Taher bin Salem al Omari, the CEO of the Central Bank of Oman (CBO), is scheduled to arrive in capital Tehran on Wednesday afternoon to hold talks on development of banking ties with Iran.