Zarif says Iran open to more prisoner exchanges

Iran says it is ready for more prisoner exchanges with the United States via Swiss mediation.
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Iranian doctor Majid Taheri (L), who had been detained in the United States for 16 months, is welcomed by his wife and an Iranian Foreign Ministry official upon his arrival at Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport on June 8, 2020. The scientist returned home after his release from a US jail in what state media said was a prisoner exchange Tehran hopes can be repeated between the arch-foes. - MAJID ASGARIPOUR/MEHR NEWS/AFP via Getty Images
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In an interview with Sputnik, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the country is open to more prisoner exchanges.

Zarif said Iran is prepared to exchange prisoners that are either held in the United States or are being held in other countries due to US pressure for dual-national prisoners being held in Iran. He said Iran currently does not have any sole US nationals.

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