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5 prisoners sought by the US in a swap with Iran have been freed and arrived in Qatar
2023-09-19
[AlAhram] Five prisoners sought by the US in a swap with Iran
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate Jews Zionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol...
were freed Monday and headed home as part of a deal that saw nearly $6 billion in Iranian assets unfrozen.


Despite the deal, tensions are almost certain to remain high between the US and Iran, which are locked in various disputes, including over Tehran’s nuclear program. Iran says the program is peaceful, but it now enriches uranium closer than ever to weapons-grade levels.
Posted by:trailing wife

#8  That equal to 1.5 to 2 Gas Tanks of Gas.

Last week. This week? Not so much
Posted by: Frank G   2023-09-19 19:15  

#7  Mohammad Reza Farzin, Iran’s Central Bank chief, acknowledged the receipt of over 5.5 billion euros, $5.9 billion.

That's only $1.18B per head.

BTW: Every taxpayer that paid taxes
(65,907,875 of the 164,358,792 that filed) contributed around $89.51 to help pay the $5.9B.
That equal to 1.5 to 2 Gas Tanks of Gas.
Posted by: NN2N1   2023-09-19 16:12  

#6  
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2023-09-19 14:07  

#5  There can only be one reason for anyone returning to Iran and Jerens soundly nailed it at #3.
Posted by: Besoeker   2023-09-19 10:56  

#4  Taliban start detaining Americans in 5, 4, 3,,,,
Posted by: airandee   2023-09-19 10:20  

#3  Paying billions for the CIA's screwups.
Posted by: Otto Gurly-Brown9938   2023-09-19 10:07  

#2  We pay hostage for five dumb Iranians (sorry, Iranian-Americans) who think they can return to their country and roam free? Given the stupidity of this affair, the captives freed must have been CIA agents.
Posted by: Jerens Black9355   2023-09-19 08:03  

#1  Trump calls Biden 'dumb as a rock' and Republicans accuse him of 'funding terrorism' and 'embarrassing appeasement' over $6billion prisoner swap allowing two Iranians to stay in the U.S.
Posted by: Skidmark   2023-09-19 02:29  

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