State Department says Iran’s claims that prisoner swap deal had been reached a ‘cruel lie’

THe State Department All claims denied Iran The United States and Tehran reached a settlement about prisoner swaps.

Iranian officials claimed that an agreement had been reached and they believed that the exchange would occur in the near future. “short period” Time, but State Department spokesperson Ned Price That claim was refuted, with the statement that efforts are ongoing to free detained Americans in Iran.

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“Statements from Iranian officials that a deal regarding the exchange of prisoners has been reached are another especially cruel lie that only adds to the suffering of their families,” Price not stated. “We are working relentlessly to secure the release of the three wrongfully detained Americans in Iran. We will not stop until they are reunited with their loved ones.”

Three American prisoners are currently held in Iran’s Evin prison. It has been criticised for its human rights records. These three are Siamak Namazi, Emad Sharghi, an environmentalist, and Morad Tahbaz, a businessman. Namazi. Namazi is Iran’s longest held American prisoner. He was first arrested in 2015. Iran wants the release more than a dozen Iranians held in the U.S.

“Regarding the issue of prisoner swaps between Iran and the U.S., we have reached an agreement in the recent days, and if everything goes well on the U.S. side, I think we will witness a prisoner exchange in a short period,” Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said, Per Reuters.

Other senior U.S. officials denied Iran’s claims.

“Unfortunately, Iranian officials will not hesitate to make things up, and the latest cru