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US denies Iran claims of prisoner deal; UK plays it down


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The United States and Iran are in active talks over the release of prisoners, a person familiar with the discussions said Sunday as Washington denied a report by Iranian state-run television that deals had been struck.

Prisoner swaps between the U.S. and Iran are not uncommon and both countries in recent years have routinely sought the release of detainees. But any movement between the two countries is particularly sensitive as the Biden administration looks to restart nuclear talks. A 2015 atomic accord between the nations included prisoner exchanges.

The issue burst into public view with a report in Iran of a deal for the Islamic Republic to release U.S. and British prisoners in exchange for Tehran receiving billions of dollars. U.S. officials immediately denied the report, though a person with knowledge of the discussions who was not authorized to discuss them publicly said talks are active, with messages passed between intermediaries.

It wasn’t immediately clear if the report represented a move by the hard-liners running the Iranian broadcaster to disrupt negotiations with the West amid talks in Vienna on Tehran’s tattered nuclear deal.

Even after an initial American denial, an anchorwoman on Iranian state TV still repeated the announcement.

“Some sources say four Iranian prisoners are to be released and $7 billion are to be received by Iran in exchange for releasing four American spies,” the anchorwoman said. She described the claimed deal as coming due to congressional pressure on President Joe Biden and “his urgent need to show progress made in the Iran case.”

 

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We need to get our Agent in the field back home. a figure of £400million as been mooted, apparently Iran paid the UK £400million in the 70's for Tanks which where never delivered. We are to return this money and get our Mi6 Agent back.

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1 minute ago, stevewinn said:

We need to get our Agent in the field back home. a figure of £400million as been mooted, apparently Iran paid the UK £400million in the 70's for Tanks which where never delivered. We are to return this money and get our Mi6 Agent back.

Well they must be charging interest.  this figure was for $7billion. 

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11 minutes ago, OverSword said:

Well they must be charging interest.  this figure was for $7billion. 

Were 'only' paying £400million for ours,

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3 minutes ago, Gromdor said:

Hmm.  That Emad Shargi fellow that was arrested last year raises an eyebrow but the other four seem to have been in jail for years.

Whatever... for that price we could save and educate a big bunch of kids. 

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14 minutes ago, Jon the frog said:

Whatever... for that price we could save and educate a big bunch of kids. 

Well, if a deal is struck we know who to look out for to see if it was a lie or not.  

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