Iran, US to exchange prisoners 'soon,' foreign minister says

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

41% : There are at least five people detained in Iran who are either dual U.S. and Iranian citizens or U.S. permanent residents.
40% : The comments come as Iran is seeking to repair damaged ties with countries in the region as it faces unprecedented levels of public dissent and an economic crisis at home.
36% : Iran and the U.S. will soon carry out a prisoner exchange, the Islamic Republic's foreign minister said, in a deal that will likely involve dual U.S.-Iranian nationals detained in Tehran.
35% :Iranian state media has linked the freedom of dual national prisoners to some $7 billion of oil payments owed to Iran that are trapped in South Korea because of U.S. sanctions.
31% : On Friday, Iran and Saudi Arabia announced they would restore diplomatic ties after they were cut seven years ago when Riyadh's embassy in Tehran was mobbed and set on fire over the execution of a Saudi Shiite Cleric.

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