Four Americans wrongfully detained in Iran released on house arrest, signaling a potential end to their imprisonment

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : Namazi was arrested in 2015, when he was on a business trip to Iran.
53% : We have told the intermediaries that we are ready for the swap within a mutually agreed framework," he said on the sidelines of the Iran-BRICS meeting in Tehran.
51% : "The move by Iran of the American hostages from Evin Prison to an expected house arrest is an important development," said Jared Genser, pro bono counsel to , one of those released.
47% : The US does not have formal diplomatic relations with Iran and diplomatic conversations are often conducted through third-party nations.
42% : His father, Baquer Namazi, was released in order to receive medical treatment in October 2022 after more than six years in detention in Iran.
36% : Four Americans who have been wrongfully detained in Iran have been released from prison and are now under house arrest, a lawyer for one of the prisoners told CNN on Thursday, a sign that they may soon be freed from years of imprisonment.
36% : Genser strongly cautioned against being overly optimistic about freedom for the Americans until they are actually out of Iran.
34% : The Biden administration has been engaged in negotiations to try to secure their release from Iran, a country with which it does not have diplomatic relations.

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