Tehran34 minutes ago
Iran has released 5 of its prisoners under a deal with the US. Five Americans have arrived in Washington from Doha, the capital of Qatar. President Biden said Monday – 5 innocent Americans are finally back home. All these suffer for many years.
Along with this, the US President said that the US has imposed new sanctions on former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence for wrongfully detaining American citizens. America has released 49 thousand crore rupees of Iranian money seized in South Korea in exchange for the release of its citizens.
American diplomats embrace freed prisoners after arriving in Qatar from Iran.
American diplomats embrace freed prisoners after arriving in Qatar from Iran.
49 thousand crore rupees were transferred to the Central Bank of Qatar
According to a BBC report, 49 thousand crore rupees have not been given directly to Iran. These have been transferred to the Central Bank of Doha. Siamak Namazi, one of the freed prisoners said – I am free today because of all of you. You didn’t let me forget the world. Namazi also thanked President Biden for putting American lives above politics.
The Americans freed by Iran include 51-year-old businessman Siamak Namazi, as well as businessman Imad Sharghi and environmentalist Morad Tahbaz. All of them were imprisoned in Iran’s Evin prison for more than 5 years. America has consistently called the arrest of these people baseless.
Qatar took the initiative for an agreement between Iran and the US in February. According to BBC, there were about 9 rounds of talks between the two countries before the deal. After this, the deal was announced about a month ago.
This picture is from Iran’s Evin prison, which according to a report by Iran Wire, holds 3 lakh people.
This picture is from Iran’s Evin prison, which according to a report by Iran Wire, holds 3 lakh people.