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US, Iran swap detainees in Qatar-bartered deal
Mint Mumbai
|September 19, 2023
The deal also unfroze 6 bn of Iran’s funds that were blocked by sanctions
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Five US detainees flew out of Iran on Monday in a swap for five Iranians held in the US in a rare deal between the arch enemies that also unfroze $6 billion of Tehran's funds.
A plane sent by mediator Qatar flew the five US citizens and two of their relatives out of Tehran soon after both sides received confirmation the funds had been transferred to accounts in Doha, a person briefed on the matter told Reuters.
At the same time, two of the five Iranians landed in Qatar, a US official said. Three have opted not to return to Iran.
The deal, after months of talks in Qatar, removes a major irritant between the US, which brands Tehran a sponsor of terrorism, and Iran, which calls Washington the "Great Satan".
But they remain deeply divided on other issues ranging from Iran's nuclear programme and its influence around the region to US sanctions and America's military presence in the Gulf.
This story is from the September 19, 2023 edition of Mint Mumbai.
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