The Iran prisoner swap.
Tangle
Isaac Saul
4.8 • 672 Ratings
🗓️ 20 September 2023
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
The Iran prisoner swap. On Tuesday, following two years of negotiations, five Americans freed by Iran arrived back in the United States, ending their detainment a day after they were swapped for five Iranians who were being held in the United States. The U.S. also released $6 billion in Iranian oil revenue that had been frozen in overseas accounts.
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| 1:04.0 | Iran prisoner swap. A few Americans are coming home. A few Iranians are being let out of |
| 1:10.8 | U.S. prisons. Some money is |
| 1:12.9 | going to be unfrozen. We're going to talk about exactly what happened and share some reactions |
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