The deal also includes the release of five unnamed Iranian citizens held in the US. Mr Tahbaz's daughter Roxanne was among those calling on the UK government to do more to get the prominent conservationist released while he was held by the Iranian regime.
Iran will release a British national and four Americans held in the country in exchange for $6bn and a prisoner swap.administration issued a waiver for international banks to transfer frozen Iranian money without the repercussions of US sanctions, an Iranian official announced on state television.The British man being freed is environmentalist Morad Tahbaz, 67, who has British, US and Iranian citizenship.
He was among the dual nationals being held at the time negotiations were under way involving the UK government to free former detainee Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said:"The issue of swap of prisoners will be done on this day and five prisoners, citizens of the Islamic Republic, will be released from the prisons in the US.
"Five imprisoned citizens who were in Iran will be given to the US side reciprocally, based on their will. We expect these two issues [to] fully take place based on agreement."
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