Raisi and Biden at UNGA: back to square one with Iran • Stimson Center
Iran-US relations have reverted to the norm of the past four decades – no direct contact, economic warfare, hostage-taking and mutual recriminations
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Iran-US relations have reverted to the norm of the past four decades – no direct contact, economic warfare, hostage-taking and mutual recriminations
In the final hours as the United States closed in on a controversial but historic deal to bring five Americans deemed wrongfully detained in Iran home, Iranian officials threw up roadblocks, attempted to force the US government to make last minute concessions and even stalled the process minutes before the detainees were set to board a flight out of Tehran.
Shahab Dalili, a U.S. permanent resident, who has been imprisoned in Iran since 2016, was not part of a deal to bring five Americans home.
Seven Americans released from Iran as part of a prisoner swap held tearful reunions with family members early Tuesday.
By Bernd Debussmann JrBBC News19 Sep 2023, 11:49 BSTUpdated 33 minutes agoimage caption, Two of the five freed Americans were hugged by family members