Iran claims prisoner swap with US; US calls it 'cruel lie'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : He alleged a document between Iran and the U.S. laying out the exchange had been "indirectly signed and approved" since March 2022.
48% : However, in an interview Sunday with Iranian state television, Amirabdollahian claimed that Iran had "reached an agreement in recent days regarding the exchange of prisoners between Iran and the United States."
47% :Iran long has taken prisoners with Western passports or ties to use in negotiations with foreign nations.
44% : Meanwhile, Ali Bagheri Kani, a deputy Iranian foreign minister who has handled nuclear talks with world powers, made a trip Sunday to Oman, a longtime interlocutor between Tehran and Washington.
42% : Amirabdollahian's comments also come after Iran and Saudi Arabia, with Chinese mediation, announced Friday they would reestablish diplomatic ties and reopen embassies after a seven-year freeze in relations.
40% : The detainees all have dual U.S.-Iranian citizenship, something Tehran does not recognize.
37% : ""We are working relentlessly to secure the release of the three wrongfully detained Americans in Iran," Price said.

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