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Iran releases five Americans in prisoner swap #Shorts

Five Americans will return United States as part of a deal with Iran ahead of the UN General Assembly.

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Five Americans imprisoned in Iran were on a plane Monday along with two family members after being released in a prisoner exchange the Biden administration negotiated with Tehran.

As part of the deal, $6 billion in frozen Iranian oil revenues was released by the Biden administration and five Iranians charged or convicted of non-violent crimes were freed by the United States, according to U.S. officials.

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