Detainees freed in U.S.-Iran prisoner swap

The United States and Iran have each freed five detainees under an exchange agreement that also involved the transfer of $6 billion in Iranian assets previously frozen in South Korea


U.S. CITIZENS RELEASED BY IRAN

Siamak Namazi
U.S.-Iranian businessman detained in 2015 by Revolutionary Guards while visiting his family in Tehran

Morad Tahbaz
British-born conservationist arrested in 2018 during Iranian crackdown on environmental activists

Emad Shargi
U.S.-Iranian businessman arrested in 2018 but bailed after eight months. Detained again in 2021

Two detainees – including one female former UN worker – wish to remain anonymous


IRANIANS RELEASED FROM U.S. CUSTODY

Mehrdad Ansari 
Convicted in 2021 for his role in scheme to obtain military parts for Iran

Kambiz Kashani 
Sentenced in Feb 2023 for conspiring to illegally export U.S. technology

Reza Kafrani
Charged in 2021 with unlawful export of laboratory equipment to Iran

Amin Hassanzadeh 
Charged in 2019 over alleged theft of sensitive technical data

Kaveh Afrasiabi 
Arrested in 2021 on charges that he acted as unregistered foreign agent


Sources: BBC, CBS News, Reuters
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