The Biden administration has reportedly reached a deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran, the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism, to free five imprisoned U.S. citizens in exchange for freeing convicted Iranian criminals and the unfreezing billions of dollars of Iran’s oil revenue that has been locked up due to sanctions.
The New York Times reported that the five Iranian American dual citizens, who have been wrongfully imprisoned on trumped-up spying charges for the last two years, have been released into house arrest at a hotel that is being guarded by Iranian officials, according to Jared Genser, one of the lawyers for the imprisoned Americans.
“While I hope this will be the first step to their ultimate release, this is at best the beginning of the end and nothing more,” Genser said. “But there are simply no guarantees about what happens from here.”
The Biden administration will release several Iranian nationals that have been convicted of evading U.S. sanctions…
