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'The nightmare is over' as Americans freed from Iran reunite with families

Seven Americans released from Iran as part of a prisoner swap held tearful reunions with family members early Tuesday.

Siamak Namazi
Siamak Namazi pauses on the airplane's steps as he and Morad Tahbaz emerge first of a group of seven freed Iran prisoners who were released in a deal between the United States and Iran, at Davison Army Airfield at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, on Sept. 19, 2023. — JONATHAN ERNST/AFP via Getty Images

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