Iran optimistic prisoner swap with U.S. will happen in "near future"-foreign ministry

DUBAI – Iran is optimistic a prisoner swap with Washington will happen “in the near future”, Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday, adding that Tehran’s frozen $6 billion assets in South Korea will be unblocked in the coming days.

However, Nasser Kanaani said the two issues were not linked to one another. REUTERS

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