Posted on 01/16/2016 7:54:41 AM PST by afraidfortherepublic
TEHRAN - Iran announced Saturday that it had released four Iranian-Americans as part of a prisoner exchange with the United States.
The announcement from the judiciary on state television did not identify the four, but Iranian news media said they included Jason Rezaian, The Washington Post’s Tehran correspondent; Amir Hekmati, a Marine veteran; and Saeed Abedini, a pastor. There were discrepancies in the Iranian reports about the identity of the fourth prisoner.
It was not immediately clear whom the Americans released, but Iranian reports said seven Iranians were freed.
The exchange was apparently orchestrated to coincide with the expected announcement of the lifting of nuclear sanctions against Iran, the most important phase of the nuclear deal reached with world powers in July.
The incarceration of the Iranian-Americans had become an increasingly bitter side issue.
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GITMO?
Here we go again. Trump isn’t conservative enough for you?
‘So, what did they get in exchange?’
Ask Liz some time. She is working on how money gets funneled from the Middle East to Clinton foundations, and how Obama’s setting up the same thing.
I frequently quoted/ linked to her research here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2636478/posts?page=851#851
[Key word seeach on that and future pages would help.]
US to pay Iran $1.7 bn in debt and interest (dating to the Islamic revolution): Kerry
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3384847/posts
Related corruption news ...
Pardons-Gone-Wild Link List:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2636478/posts?page=993#993
What they say we gave them is out there. You'll never really know the real story.
Kerry couldn’t negotiate himself out of a brown paper bag.......
Actually, Obama is forming Clinton-like foundations to soak up money from the Middle East. It’s not just ransom. More like a favor by Iran after Trump’s criticism.
$100 billion and nuclear weapons.
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