US, Iran Swap Prisoners in Rare Act of Cooperation

U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland Edward McMullen greets Xiyue Wang in Zurich, Switzerland Dec. 7, 2019. U.S. Embassy in Switzerland/Handout via Reuters

DUBAI/WASHINGTON—The United States and Iran exchanged prisoners on Dec. 7 in a rare act of cooperation between two longtime foes.

Iran released Xiyue Wang, a U.S. citizen who had been held for three years on spying charges, while the United States freed Massoud Soleimani, who had been facing charges of violating U.S. sanctions against Tehran.