Iran Claims Prisoner Swap With US Not Linked to Nuclear Deal Talks

Iran Claims Prisoner Swap With US Not Linked to Nuclear Deal Talks
The Iranian flag waves in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency headquarters in Vienna on March 1, 2021. Lisi Niesner/Reuters
Katabella Roberts
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Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on Aug. 22 that a prisoner swap with Washington isn’t linked to indirect talks with the United States to revive the 2015 nuclear deal.

“We emphasize that the exchange of prisoners with Washington is a separate issue and it has nothing to do with the process of negotiations to revive the 2015 pact,” Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani told reporters on Aug. 22.
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