19 Sep 2023

American prisoners released in deal with Iran

From Morning Report, 7:34 am on 19 September 2023

Five Americans who'd been imprisoned in Iran have been freed and have landed in Doha, Qatar.

They were freed as part of a wider deal that includes the United States unfreezing $6 billion in Iranian funds.

They arrived in Doha via a Qatari government jet. Two relatives of the detainees were also on board, along with the Qatari ambassador to Tehran.

Three of those prisoners - Emad Shargi, Morad Tahbaz, and Siamak Namazi - had all been imprisoned for more than five years.

The identities of the other two Americans are not publicly known.

CNN managing editor for CNN Abu Dhabi Becky Anderson spoke to Morning Report.