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Iran and the United States will exchange prisoners on Monday after some $6 billion once frozen in South Korea reached Qatar, a key element of the planned swap, officials said.

All of the imprisoned Americans who have been identified so far have been serving 10-year sentences.

Some $6 billion of Iranian assets once frozen in South Korea is now in Qatar, a key element for a planned prisoner swap between Tehran and the United States

The Americans include Siamek Namazi, imprisoned for nearly eight years, and Emad Shargi and Morad Tahbaz. The two other Americans haven't been identified.

Around $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets were moved to Qatar in what appears to be the first steps in a prisoner exchange between the U.S. and Iran.

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Five prisoners sought by the U.S. in a swap with Iran flew out of Tehran on Monday, officials said, part of a deal that saw nearly $6 billion US in Iranian assets unfrozen.

Officials says that five prisoners sought by the U.S. in a swap with Iran have flown out of Tehran.

Five prisoners sought by the U.S. in a swap with Iran flew out of Tehran on Monday, an official said.

The Americans include Siamek Namazi, imprisoned for nearly eight years, and Emad Shargi and Morad Tahbaz. The two other Americans haven't been identified.