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US-Iran prisoner deal: 5 Americans head home in $6bn 'controversial agreement'

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US President Joe Biden hailed a prisoner swap with Iran as cause for celebration Monday, but Republican criticism makes the deal politically risky ahead of the 2024 election. The White House has defended the exchange, in which five "innocent Americans" flew out of Iran following the release of $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds. Five Iranians held in the US were also freed.

Added on the 19/09/2023 11:24:22 - Copyright : France 24 EN

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