US – Iran Prisoner Exchange
Lesson Brief
Asharq Alawsat
On September 27, Al Sharq Alawsat reported that there were signs of movement in a possible US-Iran prisoner exchange. Both Iran's President Rouhani and its foreign minister hinted that progress was being made on the US-Iran prisoner exchange issue since the conclusion of the nuclear deal. Iran officially holds three Americans and one American contractor has been missing after visiting the country. The article stated that the US holds an unspecified number of Iranians connected the country's nuclear program.