A plane carrying five Americans held for years in Iran touched down in the US today, as part of a controversial prisoner swap. They all hold dual Iranian and US citizenship, and according to US officials, they were all being wrongfully held for political purposes. In exchange for their freedom, the Biden administration agreed to release $6 billion of Iranian oil revenue frozen in South Korea.
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