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US denies Iran claims of prisoner deal, UK plays down possible release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
The United States has denied a report by Iran’s state television that the arch-foes had reached a prisoner swap deal in exchange for the release of $US7 billion ($9 billion) frozen Iranian oil funds under US sanctions in other countries.
Key points:
- The US State Department and The White House have flatly denied the Iranian claims
- Iran and world powers are holding talks in Vienna to revive the 2015 nuclear accord
- British foreign minister Dominic Raab says the UK recognises its 400 million poud debt to Iran “should be repaid”
Iranian state television said on Sunday that Tehran would free four Americans accused of spying in exchange for four Iranians held in the United States and the release of the frozen Iranian funds.
The state TV, quoting…
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