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US-Iran prisoner swap: A sign of better relations between the two countries?

This week, five US citizens freed from prison in Iran were able to embrace their loved ones back home. Under the deal brokered by Qatar, five Iranians detained in the United States were also released. The agreement included the unfreezing of nearly $6 billion in Iranian assets. So is the…

France 24

Middle East Roundup: Kneeling before Tehran? Iran and US swap prisoners

Moroccan girls at risk of exploitation, Libyan journalists coordinating on the ground; here’s the Middle East this week.

Al Jazeera

Iran's president says US should ease sanctions to demonstrate it wants to return to nuclear deal

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi says that relations with the United States can move forward if the Biden administration demonstrates it wants to return to the 2015 nuclear deal, and a first step should be easing sanctions

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Top US Air Force official in Mideast worried over possible Russia-Iran 'cooperation and collusion'

Iran’s supplying of bomb-carrying drones to Russia could see Moscow help Tehran’s program become more lethal, raising risks across the wider Middle East

The Independent UK

Russian Defence Minister Shoigu tours missile, drone display on Iran visit

Sergey Shoigu meets senior military and security officials on visit to Tehran, says Russia-Iran ties reach a new level.

Al Jazeera

Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr earn 2-0 victory over Persepolis in Asian Champions League opener

NEW DELHI: Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr began their Asian Champions League campaign with a commanding 2-0 win over Persepolis, capitalizing on their numerical advantage in Tehran's Azadi Stadium.

The Times of India

How was the Iran-US prisoner exchange received in Tehran?

One newspaper close to the establishment says the exchange amounts to the US ‘kneeling’ before Iran.

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Republicans attack Iran prisoner swap – but Carter’s fate may have worried Biden more

The failure to free US hostages seized at the US embassy in Tehran over 40 years ago consigned one Democratic president to a single term

The Guardian - US

Cristiano Ronaldo gets massive welcome in Iran ahead of closed-doors match

Thousands turned up to welcome the footballer ahead of AFC Champions League match to be played behind closed doors.

Al Jazeera

Americans detained for years in Iran arrive in US after their release, US official says

Americans detained for years in Iran have arrived home after being freed as part of a politically risky deal that saw President Joe Biden agree to the release of nearly $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets

The Independent UK

Football fans flock to Tehran hotel for glimpse of Cristiano Ronaldo

NEW DELHI: Hundreds of football fans swarmed into a hotel in Tehran on Monday, eagerly anticipating a sighting of star player Cristiano Ronaldo. The crowds chanted "Ronaldo, Ronaldo" as they bypassed police, flooding the corridors and public areas of the Espians Palace Hotel.

The Times of India

'Stop it!' UN's nuclear chief pushes Iran to end block on international inspectors

The U.N. nuclear chief says he asked to meet Iran’s president on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly’s high-level meeting, His goal is to reverse Tehran’s ban on many of the agency’s inspectors

The Independent UK

Freed American decries Iran’s ‘vile path to profit’ of holding foreigners hostage

Siamak Namazi was held in Iran’s notorious Evin prison for nearly eight years before the $6bn prisoner swap on Monday

The Guardian - US

US-Iran prisoner swap ‘important first step’ but tensions remain: Analysts

A major diplomatic breakthrough between Tehran and Washington remains unlikely before 2024 US election, experts say.

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British-born environmentalist freed in Iran-US prisoner exchange

Morad Tahbaz, who also holds American citizenship, was thought to be one of five US prisoners to leave Tehran on Monday.

The Independent UK

Iranian soccer fans flock to Cristiano Ronaldo's hotel after he arrives in Tehran with Saudi team

Hundreds of soccer fans have stormed into a hotel in Tehran, hoping for a glimpse of star player Cristiano Ronaldo, who arrived along with his Saudi teammates ahead of a game

Evening Standard

Morad Tahbaz: British citizen freed by Iran in prisoner swap

Morad Tahbaz has been freed under US-Iran prisoner swap deal

The Guardian - UK

Iran prisoner release deal may signal new direction in western diplomacy

Joe Biden is taking risks with detainee swap, but US can now test the waters with Tehran on its nuclear programme

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Five Americans freed in Iran-US prisoner swap deal brokered by Qatar

Five US citizens left Iran and landed in Doha on Monday in a prisoner swap for five Iranians held in the United States and the transfer of $6 billion in Iranian funds, marking a rare moment of cooperation between the long-time antagonists.

The Guardian - UK

Five Americans head home in $6bn US-Iran prisoner swap deal

Joe Biden announces return of detainees as US in turn frees five Iranians under controversial agreement

Al Jazeera

Iran-US prisoner swap under way

Five American and five Iranian prisoners are being released in addition to Iran’s assets frozen due to US sanctions.

The Guardian - UK

US and Iran expected to complete $6bn prisoner swap deal

Conservationist Morad Tahbaz among prisoners to be swapped in deal involving unfreezing of Iranian oil money

The Independent UK

$6 billion in Iranian assets once frozen in South Korea now in Qatar, key for prisoner swap with US

Some $6 billion of Iranian assets once frozen in South Korea is now in Qatar, a key element for a planned prisoner swap between Tehran and the United States

The Guardian - UK

‘We never stopped protesting’: Iran’s youth take freedom fight underground

Students tell of secret acts of defiance ahead of the first anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody

Al Jazeera

Iran cracks down on protests on Mahsa Amini’s death annivesary

Iranian authorities prevented Mahsa Amini’s family from commemorating anniversary of her death, rights groups say.

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