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SOURCE
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation-world/bs-md-iran-prisoners-20160116-story.html
SUMMARY
17 Jan. 2016
x7 dual US-Iranian citizens
Iran prisoner SWAP DEAL
release from USA federal prison
part USA-Iran deal to free x4 Iranian-Americans held Iran:
USA Iranian Prisoners for RELEASE:
Ali Saboonchi, formerly of Parville, Maryland
electrician & PhD student MOrgan State Uni
convicted: exporting goods & services to Iran, 2009 - 2013
sentence: 2 years prison
Nader Modanlou, formerly of Potomac, Maryland
convicted: conspiracy to illegally send satellite tech to Iran - 2013
allegedly: scheme helped Iran launch a satellite w/ camera from Russia in 2005
sentence: 8 years prison
Others:
- Bahram Mechanic
- Khosrow Afqahi
- Arash Ghahreman
- Touraj Faridi
- Nima Golestaneh
held for allegedly violating US trade embargo imposed on Iran
{ incl. helping Iran launch first space satellite }
UN announcement Iran obligations under nukes deal met
PRECEDED deal to free: x4 Americans held Iran
UN announcement aftermath:
= sanctions lifted & Iran can access billions in frozen funds
= $50-b frozen assets & oil revenue (mostly Asia banks) for release
= foodstuffs import / export (+ other) to USA lifted
= otherwise, USA embargo on trade w/ Iran continues
= Iran may rejoin international banking system
= EU to allow trade: software, gold, metals, transport equip.
= Iran may sell oil & other energy on open market
Iran to rejoin 'global economy'
USA lifted Interpol red notices & dismissed charges re x14 Iranians
Iran x4 detainees to be released include:
Jason Rezaian, journalist, Washington Post (Tehran)
- held since 2014
facility: 'notorious' Evin Prison
reason detained: "attempts to help the U.S. Senate to advance its regime change plots in Iran."
Amir Mirza Hekmati, former US Marine
reason detained: alleged sping for CIA
Saeed Abedini, a Christian pastor
reason detained: *** not specified
Nostratollah Khosravi, *** not specified
reason detained: *** not specified
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USA still waiting for Iran to find American #5:
Robert Levinson
disappeared Iran 2007
working on 'unauthorised' CIA op
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NOTE
dual citizenship is not recognised by Iran
x4 jailed US-Iranian nationals treated by Iran as Iran citizens
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Iran Foreign Minister: Javad Zarif
Nukes Deal Obligations:
-- almost entire enriched uranium stockpile in Iran
-- shipped to Russia for reprocessing
-- plutonium-producing heavy water reactor (at Arak) - destroyed
-- 1,000s uranium enriching centrifuges dismantled
Above measures: more than triple time required to produce nuke weapon
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NOTE
-- x10 USA sailors captured in Iranian waters in Persian Gulf
-- subsequent release by negotiation b/w foreign ministers
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*US & Iran - no formal diplomatic relations since 1980
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation-world/bs-md-iran-prisoners-20160116-story.html
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COMMENT
This was a good article.
Wonder if that x10 US sailors captured in Iranian waters helped swing things in Iran's favour at all?
Looks like Iran has a 'law of return' of it's own: return to Iran for [alleged] US spying & expect prison, whatever the adopted citizenship ... lol.
It looks like Asian banks cannot be trusted with money, as they back US agenda.
And it looks like Obama's keeping US farmers happy (ending sanctions on foodstuffs), as well as keeping the Jewish/Israel lobbies happy by otherwise maintaining Iran trade sanctions by the sound of things, despite some exemptions in addition to foodstuffs?
It is highly unlikely that the Levinson guy is still alive.
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