Afghanistan and Iran came dangerously close to war some weeks ago but it had nothing to do with political ideologies or ancient rivalries; it had to do with a river and how much water each country ...
After 2,898 days of captivity in Iran, Siamak Namazi was desperate to feel the warm sun on his face, lay back in the grass, and look up at the blue sky. “For almost eight years I have been ...
The Islamic Republic of Iran has generated a massive windfall of up to $15.7 billion for illegally seizing American hostages as part of a ruthless hostage policy that has been fine-tuned since its ...
Five Americans imprisoned in Iran are back on U.S. soil after they were released as part of a prisoner exchange the Biden administration negotiated with Tehran. A plane carrying the five prisoners ...
Elahe Tavakolian’s shooter was so close, she could see him pointing his gun at her. “He was maybe 30 or 40 meters (100 to 130 feet) away,” she recalls. “He was a police officer. And ...
Five U.S. citizens detained by Iran were freed Monday in a high-stakes, complex diplomatic deal brokered between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Biden administration that included the ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans detained for years in Iran arrived home Tuesday, tearfully hugged their loved ones and declared “Freedom!” after being let go as part of a politically risky deal ...
Five Americans who have been held in Iran for years are on their way to the United States in return for Iranians released from U.S. custody and Tehran's access to $6 billion in frozen oil revenues ...
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Five Americans detained for years in Iran walked off a plane and into freedom Monday, some arm-in-arm, as part of a politically risky deal that saw President Joe Biden agree ...
Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas last week criticized the transfer, saying, “The way to avoid having hostages taken by Iran is to be strong, firm and resolute and did not use carrots in ...
NEW YORK — The United States and Iran freed 10 people on Monday in a high-stakes prisoner swap that signaled a partial thaw in the icy relations between the longtime adversaries. Five American ...
Iran has not detailed any conditions under which it would release a Swedish EU diplomat held captive for over 500 days, a senior official said Friday (15 September). Johan Floderus, 33, was ...
