Detained Americans arrive in US after politically charged prisoner swap with Iran

by ELLEN KNICKMEYER, JON GAMBRELL and LUJAIN JO Associated Press

Tue, September 19th 2023, 11:21 AM UTC

FILE - From left, Siamak Namazi, Emad Sharghi and Morad Tahbaz walk away from a Qatar Airways flight that brought them out of Tehran and to Doha, Qatar, Monday, Sept. 18, 2023.{ } (AP Photo/Lujain Jo)

FILE - Secretary of State Antony Blinken pauses as he speaks in New York Monday, Sept. 18, 2023, at a news conference as he announces that five Americans who had been jailed for years in Iran have been freed. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, Pool)

FILE - In this photo released on Aug. 11, 2022, by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani speaks in Tehran, Iran. (Iranian Foreign Ministry via AP, File)

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FILE - From left, Siamak Namazi, Emad Sharghi and Morad Tahbaz walk away from a Qatar Airways flight that brought them out of Tehran and to Doha, Qatar, Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Lujain Jo)

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