Iran has released several American citizens as part of a prisoner swap. They were aboard a plane en route from Tehran to Qatar, a senior US government official said on Monday. Iran had recently announced that the exchange would take place on Monday.
In return, the US will pardon five Iranians convicted or charged of “non-violent crimes.” Iran will also have access to about six billion dollars (5.63 billion euros) from its own assets – the money was frozen in South Korea due to international sanctions.
The exchange has been prepared for months
The prisoner exchange had been prepared for months. According to the White House, Oman and Qatar in particular played an important role in the negotiations. In early August, Iran released the now released Americans and placed them under house arrest in a hotel in the capital Tehran.
According to Tehran and Washington, the money that Iran should now have access to has been exchanged for euros by South Korea in several tranches and transferred to Qatar. This is intended to allow the Islamic Republic to purchase goods under supervision that are not subject to sanctions. The punitive measures cut Iran off from global payment transactions.
Source: Krone
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