Amman: Iran and America are on the verge of agreeing to exchange prisoners – Mehr news agency Iran and world’s news
According to Mehr News Agency, the media website “Al-MonitorQuoting the Foreign Minister of Oman, he wrote that the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States are a short distance from reaching an agreement on the release of American prisoners.
“Sayyid Badr Albusaidi» The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Oman, in an interview with Al-Monitor He said that the seriousness of Washington and Tehran is felt at the same time as their negotiators are trying to reach an agreement on the nuclear issue.
to the writing Al-Monitor After 18 months of negotiations, US officials announced last September that Iran had made new demands that went beyond the initial 2015 nuclear agreement, and that negotiations to revive the deal had collapsed.
Al-Monitor Quoting analysts, he writes that in such a situation, the fate of Siamak Namazi, Emad Sharqi and Murad Tahbaz, who are accused of espionage in Evin prison, is in danger, and it seems unlikely that the Biden government will reach an agreement on the nuclear issue without ensuring the release of these people. Iran to consent.
Al-Monitor Claimed: As part of the agreement between Tehran and Washington, Iran demands the release of billions of dollars of its assets that are in South Korean banks and are blocked under US sanctions. Based on a proposed mechanism, Iran will be allowed to access these assets only for humanitarian purposes. Countries such as Oman, Qatar and England played a role in facilitating these talks at different times.
Regarding the possible agreement between Iran and the United States on the issue of prisoners, Oman’s foreign minister said: I can say that they are close (to an agreement).
Al-Busaidi also added about the release of Iran’s blocked assets that the two sides should have a time frame to determine how to organize this action. I imagine they are preparing such a framework.
A European diplomat familiar with the negotiations between Iran and the United States also said that the agreement on the exchange of prisoners is close. The spokesperson of Iran’s representation in the United Nations also announced that this round of prisoner exchange has been on the agenda for more than two years and now we are closer to reaching an agreement than ever before.
Al-Monitor He believes that some diplomatic developments in recent weeks have fueled these speculations. Among them, we can mention the meeting on Monday of Ali Bagheri Keni, Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator, and the political leaders of the European countries that are parties to the Iran nuclear deal in Abu Dhabi. Also, shortly after Tehran released the Belgian “Olivier Vandecastel” in the exchange of prisoners with the mediation of Muscat, the Sultan of Oman “Haitham bin Tariq Al-Saeed” visited Iran at the end of May. Also, a few days after the Sultan of Oman’s visit, Iran released a Danish prisoner and two Austrian prisoners, in line with the agreement brokered by Oman.
Al-Monitor He writes that in what some consider an attempt to de-escalate tensions, the United States approved Iran’s access to about $2.7 billion of its debt from Iraq for the export of gas and electricity. The US State Department, however, tried to downplay the decision, calling it a routine authorization for humanitarian and other non-sanctioned transactions.
In an interview on Wednesday, while positively evaluating the atmosphere surrounding Iran’s nuclear issue, Albusaidi added that Muscat believes that Iran is serious about reaching an agreement. Oman’s foreign minister emphasized that they (Iran) are willing to negotiate as long as the other side (America) also reciprocates in good faith.
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