5 Americans Detained in Iran Are Released and on Flight to Qatar: White House

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53% : Tehran at the time claimed that it was expecting Washington to unfreeze $7 billion of its funds in relation to his release.
51% : In comments on Sunday evening ahead of the "historic" consular deal, senior U.S. officials told reporters that Iran was expected to allow seven Americans to fly out of Tehran at 1 p.m. local time, while noting that the "process could still hit unanticipated hurdles.
51% : "One official said that things remain extremely complex and fragile, "as with really anything we do in a country like Iran.
51% : Critics have also warned that the humanitarian funds could allow Iran to divert resources to support militias active in countries such as Iraq, Lebanon, and Yemen.Russia and Iran also continue to ink new defense agreements, with Iran providing hundreds of suicide drones for use in Ukraine in return for the Russian Federation selling the Islamist regime fifth-generation fighter jets and other advanced capabilities.
48% : According to The Associated Press, Secretary of State Antony Blinken approved the sanctions waivers for the deal earlier this month.
45% : "We have received confirmation that the five freed Americans and two American family members are wheels up in Tehran and en route to Doha," a senior administration official stated.
44% : "In return, Tehran released five more Americans from the notorious Evan Prison into house arrest in a Tehran hotel last month.
44% : The Biden administration's deal, which the U.S. Congress was informed of on Sept. 11, will mean that banks from Germany, Ireland, Switzerland, Qatar, and South Korea can convert and transfer frozen funds from South Korea to Qatar's central bank, where Tehran will then be able to access the funds.
43% : The sanctions, which are possible under the 2020 Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act and Executive Order 14078, come as the Biden administration confirmed the successful release of seven Americans by plane from Tehran.
42% : The Biden administration announced on Monday that five Americans detained in Iran have been released and are now en route to Doha, Qatar.
41% : ""If Iran tries to divert the funds or use them for anything other than the limited humanitarian purposes authorized, we'll take action to lock up funds," he said.
40% : All are dual Iranian-American citizens, although Iran does not recognise dual citizenship.
39% : Baquer Namazi, a former civil servant under Iran's ousted Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, was released from detention by Tehran on Oct. 1, 2022.
38% : "He also stated that Iran would not get sanctions relief in any deal and that oil revenue would be allowed to go only into restricted accounts to be used for strictly humanitarian purposes.
38% : "There's NO downside for dictatorships, like Iran or Russia, to take Americans hostage," Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.
38% : Ms. Amini had been detained for allegedly wearing her hijab too loosely in violation of laws that require women in public to wear the Islamic headscarf.
37% : Officials say 'historic' deal to reunite families has not changed America's relationship with Iran, amid Republican concerns over 'ransom-like' arrangement.
37% : Iranian-American Shahab Dalili, a retired trade ship captain who immigrated to the United States and was arrested in 2014 in Iran when attending his father's funeral, was not part of the deal.
37% : They urged Americans not to travel to Iran, which continues to be under a travel warning of "do not travel.
36% : The sixth and seventh unnamed individuals are family members of the prisoners who had been banned from leaving Iran.
29% : Since the Trump administration in 2018 reimposed sanctions on Tehran after withdrawing from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action nuclear deal, billions in Iranian funds have been frozen in a number of countries, notably China, South Korea, and Japan.
24% : "Last week, the Biden administration announced more sanctions against entities connected with the death of Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, 22, who died while in the custody of the country's morality police, and also those involved in censoring citizens in a country-wide internet shutdown in Iran.

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