Iran’s top diplomat on Wednesday made public an offer to the U.S. government for a prisoner swap that he said he made six months ago.
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told the Asia Society that Iran had not received a response from the Trump administration. “If they tell you anything else they’re lying,” he said.The U.S. State Department made no mention of a prisoner swap in a statement that said: “The Iranian regime can demonstrate its seriousness regarding consular issues, including Iranians who have been indicted or convicted of criminal violations of U.S. sanctions laws, by releasing innocent U.S. persons immediately.
“Now we hear about Nazanin Zaghari and her child, and I feel sorry for them and I've done my best to help,” Zarif said. “But nobody talks about this lady in Australia who gave birth to a child in prison, whose child is growing up outside prison with his mother in prison.” “And I put this offer on the table publicly now: Exchange them,” he said. “Let's discuss them. Let's have an exchange. I'm ready to do it, and I have authority to do it.”
Iranian American art dealer Karan Vafadari and his Iranian wife, Afarin Neyssari, received 27-year and 16-year prison sentences, respectively.
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