Iran frees 5 Americans in prisoner swap with US

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : The funds were wired via the Swiss central bank to Qatar, where US officials say Iran can use them for purchase of humanitarian goods, such as food and medicine, under strict US supervision.
45% : Their release comes a month after Iranian authorities transferred four of the detained Americans from Evin Prison to a hotel in the capital, Tehran.
42% : The prisoners on the US side include Siamak Namazi, a 51-year-old businessman held in Tehran since October 2015.
39% : Sharmahd, who also holds German citizenship, has been sentenced to death by Tehran.
37% : As part of the agreement, Iran will gain limited access to $6 billion in its oil funds that were frozen in South Korea due to US sanctions.
34% : NEW YORK -- Iran has freed five Americans wrongfully detained in the Islamic Republic as part of a prisoner exchange between the two longtime adversaries.
26% : The Biden administration says Iran will not have direct access to the unblocked funds in Qatar, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken telling Al-Monitor on Friday it was a "a sensible arrangement.

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