The five prisoners Iran has said it seeks are mostly held over allegedly trying to export material to Iran.
President Biden disembarks Air Force One at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Sept. 17, 2023, in New York City.The final dollar amount from Seoul could be anywhere between $6 billion to $7 billion, depending on exchange rates.
Neda Shargi, sister of Iranian prisoner Emad Shargi, hugs former Syrian hostage Sam Goodwin before a news conference with families of Americans currently being held hostage on May 4, 2022, in Washington.Those transactions are currently allowed under American sanctions targeting the Islamic Republic over its advancing nuclear program.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei attends a ceremony at Imam Khomeini Husseinya to commemorate Arbaeen, in Tehran, Iran on Sept. 6, 2023.Their most recent major exchange happened in 2016 when Iran came to a deal with world powers to restrict its nuclear program in return for an easing of sanctions.
Negotiations over a major prisoner swap faltered after then-President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew America from the nuclear deal in 2018. From the following year on, a series of attacks and ship seizures attributed to Iran have raised tensions.
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