South Korea unblocked frozen Iranian funds, following the release of five Americans from prison to house arrest in Tehran in a deal made between the U.S. and Iran, drawing anticipation that frozen relations between Seoul and Tehran may be thawing.
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Marzieh Mahmoodi, a journalist and editor of Tejaratnews, says she has been fined and sentenced to a year in exile in the northeastern district of Torbat-e Jam for republishing on social media criticism of former lawmaker Hamid Rasaei, who had disparaged anti-government protesters.
Jailed Iranian dissident rapper Saman Yasin, who was detained during the nationwide protests in Iran last year, has reportedly been transferred to a psychiatric center.