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Iran releases five US citizens after receiving €5.5bn of frozen funds

Sep 18, 2023 View Original Article
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    50% Medium Conservative

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    15% ReliablePoor

  • Policy Leaning

    50% Medium Conservative

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54% : The governor of the Central Bank of Iran had earlier announced the receipt of an official letter from Qatari authorities confirming the transfer of €5.5bn to the accounts of six Iranian banks, IRGC-linked Mashregh reported on September 18.Governor Mohammadreza Farzin, in an interview with the 2 p.m. news segment of the national broadcaster, discussed the release of Iran's frozen assets in South Korea.
53% : / bne IntelliNewsIran has released five dual Iranian-US citizens and put the ex-prisoners on a Qatar Airways chartered flight out of the country, FlightRadar reports.
50% : Tehran has previously sought the release of a dozen Iranians held in the US.
49% : Qatar has emerged as a negotiation hub between the US and Iran.
48% : Among those slated for release by Iran are businessmen Siamak Namazi and Emad Sharqi and environmentalist Morad Tahbaz, who also holds British citizenship.
46% : Five US-Iranian prisoners have been released from jail in Iran and left the country by plane after €5.5bn for frozen funds were released by US.
37% : Flight data tracked by bne IntelliNews showed QTR7313 landed earlier in the day on September 18 in Tehran as part a complex negotiation process which has taken several years to complete between the US and Iran, which included frozen Iranian funds in South Korea, Iranian citizens held in the US and sanctions on Iranian oil shipments.
36% : In a preliminary move last August, Iran shifted four US citizens from a Tehran prison to house arrest, while one US citizen was already under such conditions.

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