Iran and the US are set to exchange five detainees each following mediation by Qatar. The deal also includes the unfreezing of $6 billion of Iran s funds. The implementation of the deal was triggered by the confirmation that the funds had been transferred to bank accounts in Doha. The five Americans with dual nationality will leave Tehran for Doha and then fly to the United States, while the five Iranians held in the U.S. will be released. The transfer of Iran s funds has drawn criticism from Republicans, who claim that it amounts to paying ransom.
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Five U.S. detainees were being taken to a Qatari aircraft to fly out of Iran on Monday in a swap for five Iranians detained in the U.S. thanks to a Doha-brokered deal between the arch foes that also unfroze $6 billion of Tehran s funds.The Qatari plane was on standby after the U.S. and Iran were tol
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