US Reaches Deal with Iran to Free Imprisoned Americans
Summary from the AllSides News Team
The United States and Iran reached a deal where Iran agreed to release five Americans detained in Iran in exchange for the release of several detained Iranians and the unfreezing of $6 billion in Iranian oil revenue.
Details: The deal comes after two years of negotiations. The five imprisoned Americans are being moved into house arrest in a hotel in Tehran. According to the stipulations of the deal, they will be allowed to leave once the frozen funds are released, which is expected to take a few weeks. The $6 billion will be stored in an account controlled by Qatar and is only allowed to be used for “humanitarian purposes,” such as food and medicine. The Iranian prisoners set to be released by the U.S. have been imprisoned for violating Iranian sanctions.
Key Quotes: National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson said, “We have received confirmation that Iran has released from prison five Americans who were unjustly detained.” Watson added, “Negotiations for their eventual release remain ongoing and are delicate.” The New York Times (Lean Left bias) quoted Ali Vaez, the Iran director for the International Crisis Group, stating, “All Iran can do under this deal is submit orders to a bank in Doha for food and medicine and a limited number of medical equipment that do not have dual military use.”
How the Media Covered It: Fox News’ (Right bias) coverage did not note the “humanitarian” stipulations on the released funds.
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