currently in u.s. prisons. recently iranian officials including president hassan rouhani began floating the idea of a prisoner exchange. translator: if the americans take the appropriate steps and set them free, certainly the right environment will be open and the right circumstances will be created for us to do everything within our power and our purview to bring about the swiftest freedom for the americans held in iran as well. [cat meows] meow, meow, meow, meow. it s more than just a meal, it s meow mix mealtime. with great taste and 100% complete nutrition, it s the only one cats ask for by name. when you re not confident your company s data is secure, the possibility of a breach can quickly become the only thing you think about. that s where at&t can help. at at&t we monitor our network traffic so we can see things others can t.
release of iranians who ve been convicted in american courts of sanctions violations and are currently in u.s. prisons. recently iranian officials including president hassan rouhani began floating the idea of a prisoner exchange. translator: if the americans take the appropriate steps and set them free, certainly the right environment will be open and the right circumstances will be created for us to do everything within our power and our purview to bring about the swiftest freedom for the americans held in iran as well.
could be the latest move by iran to use him as essentially a bargaining chip to secure the release of iranians who ve been convicted in american courts of sanctions violations and are currently in u.s. prisons. recently iranian officials including president hassan rouhani began floating the idea of a prisoner exchange. translator: if the americans take the appropriate steps and set them free, certainly the right environment will be open and the right circumstances will be created for us to do everything within our power and our purview to bring about the swiftest freedom for the americans held in iran as well. it s got small-ability and big-ability. towing-ability and stowing-ability. rack-ability and hvac-ability. it s fully customizable and sized just right to give you cupcake-ability, entourage-ability. .garage-ability and even afford-ability. starting at $28,950.
they have said his arrest has nothing to do with his being a journalist. with one iranian official saying last week that rezaian was linked to, quote, a faction in the u.s. senate who planned to bring about regime change in iran. they suggested him and other americans could be part of an exchange for iranian s convicted in the u.s. on charges for nuclear. the right circumstances, created for us to do everything within our power to bring about the swiftest freedom for the americans held in iran as well. reporter: for thousand the aspirations have been dashed.
standards. reporter: months after the end of his trial, still no verdict announced. only a hint from the president that jason and other americans in iranian jails could be part of an exchange for iranians convicted in the u.s. on charges related to nuclear technology. translator: if the americans take the appropriate steps and set them free, certainly the right environment will be open, and the right circumstances will be created for us to do everything within our power and our purview to bring about the swiftest freedom for the americans held in iran, as well. reporter: jason s mother says all her son ever wanted to do was report. he loves iran, and he took it took it upon himself to try to show modern iran to the western world that s been closed out for so many years. reporter: cnn, abu dhabi. you re watching cnn newsroom. and still to come, after ten years on the job, german