The development marks a rare bright spot in U.S.-Iran relations, which has been marked by deep distrust and a failure to revive a nuclear deal that President Biden vowed to renew when he ran for president.
Iran on Thursday moved four Americans out of the country’s notorious Evin Prison and put them under house arrest in the first step of a major but tenuous dealArrowRight
could still fall apart, said people familiar with the negotiations, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive negotiations. “I’ve been through multiple failed attempts to release American hostages held in Iran. I don’t believe anything will happen until it happens,” said Jared Genser, the Namazi family’s lawyer.
“While we welcome the news of these individuals’ release from prison to house arrest, they should never have been imprisoned in the first place,” said State Department spokesman Matthew Miller. “We continue to work diligently to bring these individuals home to their loved ones. They must be allowed to depart Iran and reunite with their loved ones as soon as possible.”
The United States and Iran had been negotiating the terms of a prisoner release for months. Thursday’s
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