Iranian state media said the scholar, Kylie Moore-Gilbert, was released in return for three Iranians. Social media identified the Iranians as men detained in Thailand on bomb plot charges.
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Republicans Turn to Rescued Hostages to Highlight Trump Foreign Policy
With a thin record of achievement abroad, President Trump celebrated the releases of Americans held overseas.
Urging Iran to ‘Make the Big Deal,’ Trump Ties Nuclear Negotiations to Election
The president’s invitation came as international inspectors were said to have found that Iran had boosted its stockpile of low-enriched uranium in the past three months.
Iran Frees Navy Veteran Held for Two Years
The release of Michael R. White came as an Iranian-American doctor convicted of export violations was freed in the United States, and day after an Iranian scientist held by the American authorities was returned to Iran.
U.S. Returns Iran Scientist in Possible Precursor to Prisoner Exchange
There are expectations that the return of the scientist, Sirous Asgari, could lead to the release of an American in Iran. Speculation has focused on Michael R. White, 48, a Navy veteran held for nearly two years.
Iran Seeks Unconditional Talks on Prisoner Swap
Warning that Iranians are at risk of Covid-19 while held in the United States, officials in Tehran say there is a “readiness for all prisoners” to be discussed.
U.S. and Iran Are Negotiating a Prisoner Release Despite Rising Tensions
The talks come even as the Trump administration intensifies its ‘maximum pressure’ strategy of sanctions against Iran and threatens to shoot Iranian gunboats in the Persian Gulf.
Americans Held Overseas in Iran and Lebanon Are Freed
Amer Fakhoury had been held in Beirut on decades-old charges. Separately, Michael R. White, a U.S. Navy veteran and cancer patient, was released from an Iranian prison.
Cancer Recurs for Navy Veteran Imprisoned in Iran, Diplomats Say
Michael R. White, a California man arrested in Iran last year, had a cancerous lesion removed by Iranian doctors. “I am afraid he will die there,” his mother says.
As Iran vs. West Tensions Rise, So Does Uncertainty Over Prisoners
Against the backdrop of worsening relations with Iran, the predicaments of foreign and dual-national prisoners there are getting more complicated.