The Iranian foreign ministry has demanded that a high-ranking US official, who has reacted with abuse to the question of the exchange of prisoners between countries, stop talking nonsense.
Earlier, the official of the US Department of Homeland Security, Ken Cuccinelli, swore at Iran’s offer to exchange prisoners, accusing Tehran of not wanting to accept its citizens, calling Tehran’s statements “nonsense”.
“Stop talking nonsense! Since September 2018, the proposal of Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Zarif regarding a comprehensive exchange of prisoners on the table urging the United States to act responsibly towards Iranian hostages in the United States and elsewhere”, – Mousavi wrote on Twitter, calling for the release of Iranian citizens.
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It is believed that Iran could release the American Michael White, who contracted a coronavirus in an Iranian prison and was released on bail at the Swiss embassy in Tehran. The United States could return to Tehran the famous scientist Sirus Asgari, who was detained in the United States in 2017 on charges of violating US sanctions against Iran. Despite the fact that the court in the United States acquitted Asgari, he is still being held in a migration prison under the pretext that his visa expired during the process, and Asgari allegedly turned out to be an illegal migrant to the United States. Asgari said that he was ready to buy a ticket home, but he still has not been released.
The United States has repeatedly called on Iran to release US citizens in custody. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that Tehran was ready to exchange prisoners with Washington, indicating that “the ball is on the American side”.