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5 US Detainees Freed By Iran Land In Qatar Under Prisoner Swap Deal
Five US citizens freed by Iran landed in Qatar on Monday in a prisoner exchange facilitated by the release of $6 billion in frozen oil proceeds, an AFP reporter said.
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Donald Trump Thanks Iran As American Freed In Prisoner Swap
President Donald Trump had rare positive words for Iran on Saturday, thanking the US foe for a "very fair" negotiation to successfully pull off a prisoner swap that saw an American released from Iranian detention amid soaring tensions.
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Was $400 Million In Cash Handed Over To Iran A Ransom For Four Americans?
Reports of $400 million paid in cash to Iran soon after four Americans were released from prison in January has breathed new life into charges that Washington paid a ransom for their freedom.
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White House Denies Iran Ransom Payment
The White House on Wednesday denied renewed accusations that it paid Iran ransom for the release of four American prisoners, parrying a tidal wave of condemnations from Republicans.
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'$400 Million Airlifted' To Iran By US As 4 Prisoners Were Freed: Report
The US secretly organised an "airlift of USD 400 million" in hard cash to Iran that coincided with the release of four Americans detained in Tehran, according to a media report.
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2 Americans Held In Iran Arrive Home After Prisoner Swap
A Christian minister and a former US Marine who were released by Iran in a prisoner swap returned to the United States on Thursday after years behind bars in the Islamic Republic.
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US 'Stuck To Its Guns' On Iran Prisoner Release: Freed Detainee's Brother
Iranian authorities "continued to manipulate" Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian until the moment he was released with four other Americans in a prisoner swap over the weekend, his brother said on Monday.
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Released Americans Have Not Left Iran Yet: Senior Iranian Official
A senior Iranian official said four Americans freed under a prisoner swap deal were still in Iran and denied earlier reports suggesting they had already left the country.
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Barack Obama Celebrates Return Of Prisoners, Announces Sanctions
The United States on Sunday imposed sanctions over Iran's ballistic missile testing even as President Barack Obama hailed the release of five Americans from Tehran's custody and the implementation of a nuclear deal he hopes will stand among his lasting foreign policy achievements.
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Plane Carrying Three US Prisoners Freed By Iran Has Landed In Geneva: US Official
A Swiss plane carrying American prisoners released by Iran has landed in Geneva, a US official said on Sunday.
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5 US Detainees Freed By Iran Land In Qatar Under Prisoner Swap Deal
Five US citizens freed by Iran landed in Qatar on Monday in a prisoner exchange facilitated by the release of $6 billion in frozen oil proceeds, an AFP reporter said.
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Donald Trump Thanks Iran As American Freed In Prisoner Swap
President Donald Trump had rare positive words for Iran on Saturday, thanking the US foe for a "very fair" negotiation to successfully pull off a prisoner swap that saw an American released from Iranian detention amid soaring tensions.
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Was $400 Million In Cash Handed Over To Iran A Ransom For Four Americans?
Reports of $400 million paid in cash to Iran soon after four Americans were released from prison in January has breathed new life into charges that Washington paid a ransom for their freedom.
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White House Denies Iran Ransom Payment
The White House on Wednesday denied renewed accusations that it paid Iran ransom for the release of four American prisoners, parrying a tidal wave of condemnations from Republicans.
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'$400 Million Airlifted' To Iran By US As 4 Prisoners Were Freed: Report
The US secretly organised an "airlift of USD 400 million" in hard cash to Iran that coincided with the release of four Americans detained in Tehran, according to a media report.
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2 Americans Held In Iran Arrive Home After Prisoner Swap
A Christian minister and a former US Marine who were released by Iran in a prisoner swap returned to the United States on Thursday after years behind bars in the Islamic Republic.
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US 'Stuck To Its Guns' On Iran Prisoner Release: Freed Detainee's Brother
Iranian authorities "continued to manipulate" Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian until the moment he was released with four other Americans in a prisoner swap over the weekend, his brother said on Monday.
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Released Americans Have Not Left Iran Yet: Senior Iranian Official
A senior Iranian official said four Americans freed under a prisoner swap deal were still in Iran and denied earlier reports suggesting they had already left the country.
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Barack Obama Celebrates Return Of Prisoners, Announces Sanctions
The United States on Sunday imposed sanctions over Iran's ballistic missile testing even as President Barack Obama hailed the release of five Americans from Tehran's custody and the implementation of a nuclear deal he hopes will stand among his lasting foreign policy achievements.
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Plane Carrying Three US Prisoners Freed By Iran Has Landed In Geneva: US Official
A Swiss plane carrying American prisoners released by Iran has landed in Geneva, a US official said on Sunday.
