J Street Welcomes Return of Americans Held by Iran
We applaud the Biden Administration for its tireless, skillful diplomacy that used Iran’s own foreign-sequestered sovereign funds to secure the return of these US citizens.
Jonathan Wolf
A Welcome Humanitarian Deal between the U.S. and Iran
Washington and Tehran have reached an accord bringing U.S. hostages home from Iran and unfreezing Iranian assets. The agreement has much to recommend it, despite what critics say.
U.S. Prisoners Freed from Iran Make Emotional Return Home after Swap Deal
The freed Americans include U.S.-Iranian dual citizens Siamak Namazi, 51, and Emad Sharqi, 59, both businessmen, Morad Tahbaz, 67, an environmentalist who also holds British nationality, and two others who have yet to be identified.
Biden Admin Clears the Way for Prisoner Swap deal with Iran, Lifts Freeze on $6 Billion in Iranian Funds
Five Americans imprisoned in Iran and five Iranian nationals detained in the U.S. will be released, the administration told Congress.
An Opening to Deescalate the Iran Nuclear Crisis?
Iran’s recent willingness to work with the International Atomic Energy Agency to increase transparency on its nuclear program could help open diplomatic space for additional steps toward decreasing tensions and rolling back Iran’s nuclear advances.
