"Five Americans to be Freed in High-Stakes Prisoner Swap with Iran"

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Five Americans who have been imprisoned in Iran are expected to be released on Monday as part of a wider US-Iran deal. The release comes after years of complicated indirect negotiations between Washington and Tehran. Under the agreement, $6 billion in Iranian funds held in restricted accounts in South Korea will be transferred to restricted accounts in banks in Qatar. The funds, derived from oil sales, will only be used by Iran for humanitarian purchases and will be monitored by the US Treasury Department. The deal also involves the release of five Iranians in US custody.
- Five Americans detained in Iran expected to be freed Monday, Iranian foreign ministry says CNN
- Five Americans imprisoned in Iran set to be freed in high-stakes deal NBC News
- $6 billion in Iranian assets once frozen in South Korea now in Qatar, key for prisoner swap with US The Associated Press
- Iran expected to free five Americans in prisoner exchange BBC
- Qatar confirms $6 bln in unfrozen Iranian funds transferred to Doha triggering U.S.-Iran prisoner swap - source Reuters
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