Iran ready for all prisoner swap with America

Iran’s government spokesman, while confirming ongoing talks for a prisoner swap between Iran and the United States, expressed Iran’s readiness to exchange all prisoners.

“We have said repeatedly that for humanitarian reasons, Iran is ready to exchange all (US) political prisoners for all Iranian prisoners,” Ali Rabi, a spokesman for Iran’s cabinet, said.
Rabi stressed that Tehran hopes to release all Iranian citizens imprisoned around the world. Tehran treats Iranians imprisoned in third countries as prisoners of the United States at Washington’s request.

Rabi said Iran had informed the previous US administration under former President Donald Trump of readiness for such a prisoner swap, but Washington insisted on holding the Iranians hostage and refused to sit at the negotiating table. Had done it.

He said the Biden administration has shown interest in Iran’s exchange offer since his first day in office. The Iranian Foreign Ministry will announce it as soon as it has acceptable results.

On Saturday, US Special Envoy for Iran Robert Mali said that some progress had been made in talks with Iran for a prisoner swap. Stating that Washington would not accept a partial deal, but would only accept the release of all US prisoners in Iran.

Mali said the prisoner issue is being discussed separately from the revitalization of the 2015 nuclear deal, adding that even if the Vienna talks fail to produce results, the United States will continue to pursue a prisoner exchange agreement with Iran. Will keep