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British-born environmentalist freed in Iran-US prisoner exchange

Sep 18, 2023 View Original Article
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    30% ReliableFair

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54% : Iran sought the release of five prisoners in the US in return.
53% : He was allowed medical care on another temporary furlough with his family in Tehran last July on the condition that he wore an ankle bracelet.
49% : "Tensions between the West and Iran remain high over Tehran's nuclear ambitions.
47% : "Along with Mr Tahbaz, those freed from Iran included Siamak Namazi and Emad Sharghi.
45% : Morad Tahbaz, who also holds American citizenship, was thought to be one of five US prisoners to leave Tehran on Monday.
43% : The American prisoners were reportedly recently moved to house arrest at a hotel in Tehran as part of the deal before their release.
42% : A British-born environmentalist who was jailed in Iran has been freed as part of a prisoner exchange brokered between the US and Tehran.
37% : The complex Qatar-brokered agreement included the unfreezing of some 6 billion US dollars (£4.8 billion) of Iranian money that was blocked in South Korea after US sanctions on Iran were strengthened in 2018.

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