Iran’s Zarif Says Ball in U.S. Court for Prisoners Exchange
U.S. special representative for Iran, Brian Hook stands with Xiyue Wang in Zurich, Switzerland on Dec. 7.
Source: U.S. State Department
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Iran is ready for a comprehensive prisoner exchange with U.S. after getting a “hostage back,” Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a Twitter post on Monday.
On Saturday, Iran released Chinese-American graduate student Xiyue Wang as part of a prisoner swap, with the U.S. freeing Iranian scientist Massoud Soleimani.