Iran says ready for prisoner swap with US

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Iranian short-range missile (Tondar) is test-launched during war games in Qom, 120 kms south of Tehran, on September 27, 2009. Iran test-fired three short-range missiles as the Islamic republic began war games at a time of heightened tension with the West over its controversial nuclear programme. AFP PHOTO/SHAIEGAN/FARS NEWS (Photo credit should read SHAIGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
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Iran says ready for prisoner swap with US
 
Tehran: Iran’s Foreign Ministry announced on Saturday that Iran is ready for exchange of prisoners with the US.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi said that Iran is prepared to exchange prisoners with the US under a “package of measures”, the Xinhua news agency reported.

Last week, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that Iran was fully ready for “comprehensive” prisoner exchange.

The remarks by the Iranian officials followed the last Saturday’s exchange of two prisoners between Tehran and Washington, a detained American on spying charges for an imprisoned Iranian researcher for violating sanctions on Iran.


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