DOHA, Sept 18 — Five US citizens left Iran and landed in Doha today in a prisoner swap for five Iranians held in the United States and the transfer of US$6 billion (RM28...
DOHA, Sept 18 — Five US citizens left Iran and landed in Doha today in a prisoner swap for five Iranians held in the United States and the transfer of US$6 billion in Iranian funds in a rare deal between the long-time antagonists.
A plane sent by mediator Qatar flew the five US citizens and two of their relatives out of Tehran after both sides got confirmation the funds had been transferred to accounts in Doha, a source briefed on the matter told Reuters.US officials received the five Americans after they disembarked from the Qatari plane at Doha, the Reuters witness said. Switzerland’s ambassador to Iran accompanied them on the plane to Doha, the witness added.
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”.
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