{"id":1996986,"date":"2023-08-10T17:37:03","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T21:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jimmy-carter-2-0-biden-to-pay-6b-ransom-to-foreign-enemy-for-5-american-hostages\/"},"modified":"2023-08-10T17:39:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T21:39:07","slug":"jimmy-carter-2-0-biden-to-pay-6b-ransom-to-foreign-enemy-for-5-american-hostages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jimmy-carter-2-0-biden-to-pay-6b-ransom-to-foreign-enemy-for-5-american-hostages\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden to Pay $6B Ransom for 5 American Hostages"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjimmy-carter-2-0-biden-to-pay-6b-ransom-to-foreign-enemy-for-5-american-hostages%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1996986&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Iran Transfers American Prisoners to House Arrest \u2063Amid Possible Prisoner Swap<\/h2>\n<p>Iran has recently moved five Iranian-Americans from prison to house arrest,\u2064 according\u200d to U.S. officials. \u200dThis \u2063development comes as Tehran has hinted at the possibility of a \u2062prisoner exchange with the United States in exchange for billions of dollars frozen in South Korea. However, Iran has not yet\u2063 acknowledged this move.<\/p>\n<p>The potential \u2062for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jimmy-carter-2-0-biden-to-pay-6b-ransom-to-foreign-enemy-for-5-american-hostages\/\" title=\"Biden to Pay B Ransom for 5 American Hostages\">complex multinational deal arises amidst <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/portlands-mayor-extends-state-of-emergency-amid-antifa-blm-terror-after-chauvin-trial\/\" title=\"Portland\u2019s mayor extends state of emergency amid Antifa, BLM terror after Chauvin trial\">heightened tensions<\/a><\/a> between Iran and the U.S. The U.S. has initiated a significant military \u200bbuildup in the Persian Gulf, with the potential\u2062 deployment of\u2064 armed troops to board and protect commercial ships passing through the vital Strait of Hormuz, which handles 20 percent of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-stonewalling-gop-asking-about-iran-sanctions-report\/\" title=\"Biden Stonewalling GOP Asking About Iran Sanctions: Report\">global oil trade<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While the transfers of the Iranian-Americans offer some hope, \u200cit remains uncertain whether they will be\u2064 able to return home. Iran has \u2063previously exaggerated progress in talks, likely facilitated by Oman and Qatar, regarding a potential trade.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, the U.S.\u200d dismissed Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein \u2063Amirabdollahian&#8217;s claims of an imminent \u200bswap deal\u2062 as a &#8220;cruel lie.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Among the transferred\u200c prisoners are Siamak Namazi, Emad Sharghi, and Morad Tahbaz, as identified by U.S.-based lawyer Jared Genser. The identities of\u200b the other two prisoners have \u2064not been disclosed. \u200bIt is expected that the five individuals \u200dwill \u2063be held under guard\u2064 at a hotel until their possible departure from Iran.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The move by Iran \u2063of \u2063the\u200c American \u200bhostages\u200b from Evin Prison to an expected house arrest is an important development,&#8221; said Genser. &#8220;While I hope this will be the first step to their ultimate release, this is at best the beginning of the\u2064 end and nothing more. But there are simply no guarantees about what happens from here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Neda Sharghi, the sister of Emad Sharghi, also acknowledged the transfer and expressed faith in the efforts of\u2063 President\u200c Biden \u2064and government officials to bring their families home.<\/p>\n<p>Adrienne Watson, a spokesperson for the White House&#8217;s National Security Council, confirmed the prisoners&#8217;\u2063 move to house arrest and described the negotiations for their release\u2064 as &#8220;ongoing&#8221; and delicate.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;While \u200dthis is an encouraging step, these\u200c U.S. citizens&#8230; should have never been detained \u2064in\u200d the first place,&#8221; Watson stated. &#8220;We will continue to monitor their condition as\u2063 closely as possible. Of course, we will not rest \u200cuntil they are all\u2062 back home \u200din the\u200b United States.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The exact number of Iranian-Americans held by Tehran, which does not recognize dual citizenship, remains\u2064 unknown.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200bthree released prisoners identified by Genser are Namazi, who was arrested in 2015\u200c and sentenced to 10 years in prison on spying charges; Sharghi, a venture\u200d capitalist also sentenced to 10 years in prison; and\u200c Tahbaz, a British-American conservationist of Iranian descent who was \u2062arrested in 2018 and \u2063received a 10-year sentence.<\/p>\n<p>Iran has expressed \u2063its desire for the release of Iranian prisoners held in the U.S. as\u2064 part of any \u2064potential deal.<\/p>\n<p>It is\u200c important to note that Iran has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hong-kong-pro-democracy-activists-sentenced-to-prison-as-beijing-cracks-down-on-protests\/\" title=\"Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Activists Sentenced To Prison As Beijing Cracks Down On Protests\">faced international criticism<\/a> for its treatment of dual nationals during periods of heightened tensions. The West accuses Iran of using foreign prisoners as bargaining chips in political negotiations, a claim that Tehran denies.<\/p>\n<p>The success of any potential deal and its impact on President Biden, who is currently overseeing the Persian Gulf buildup,\u200d remains uncertain. In 2016, then-President Barack Obama faced criticism from Republicans for a similar prisoner swap, although he\u200b was nearing \u2064the end of his second term. Biden, on the other hand, may face re-election in November 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the\u2064 announcement of the transfers, critics of diplomacy with Iran have raised concerns about the potential deal.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Paying $6 \u200bbillion in ransom payments means the regime will only take more hostages,&#8221; warned Mark Dubowitz of the Washington-based Foundation for Defense of Democracies. &#8220;This \u200bhas become a lucrative means \u2063of international extortion for \u200bIran&#8217;s supreme leader.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic\">The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure\u2063 that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-jimmy-carter-2-0-biden-pay-6b-ransom-foreign-enemy-5-american-hostages\/\">Jimmy Carter 2.0: Biden to Pay $6B Ransom to Foreign Enemy for 5 American Hostages<\/a> appeared first on\u2063 <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran has moved five Iranian-Americans from prison to house arrest, according to U.S. officials. This comes as Tehran has hinted at a potential prisoner exchange with Washington, in return for the release of frozen funds in South Korea. Iran has not yet confirmed this action, making the situation even more complex.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":1996988,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1996986","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1996986","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1996986"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1996986\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1996988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1996986"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1996986"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1996986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}