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Congressman Jeff Duncan displays pictures of Saeed Abedini, Amir Hekmati, Jason Rezaian and Robert Levinson during a House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing in Washington, D.C. on July 28, 2015. Abedini, Hekmati and Rezaian were freed this weekend as p

Americans Released By Iran; 3 Arrive In Germany

4:39pm January 17, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The four Americans who were part of a prisoner exchange have been released, a senior administration official says, and those who wished to depart Iran have left. A fifth prisoner was also released.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani presents the draft budget for the next Iranian fiscal year to the chairman of the Iranian Parliament Ali Larijani at the Iranian parliament in Tehran on Jan. 17, 2016.

Path To U.S.-Iran Deal, Prisoner Swap Began Years Ago

2:31pm January 17, 2016

by Deb Amos

While negotiations over a nuclear deal between the United States and Iran began two years ago, smaller efforts for diplomacy go back to the last decade.

U.S. Imposes New Ballistic Sanctions On Iran, Day After Many Penalties Lifted

11:26am January 17, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

On Saturday, many sanctions on Iran were lifted under the nuclear pact, and the U.S. and Iran exchanged prisoners. On Sunday, the U.S. Treasury announced new sanctions over Iran's weapons program.

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Weakness Or Effective Diplomacy? Candidates, Officials React To Iranian Deals

11:10am January 17, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

This weekend saw a prisoner swap between Iran and the U.S., and the arrival of "Implementation Day," when the international nuclear pact with Iran goes into effect. Reactions to the news varied.

Ali Rezaian, brother of Washington Post Tehran Bureau Chief Jason Rezaian (shown in picture frame), talks about his brother's imprisonment in Iran while testifying before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on June 2, 2015. Iranian media outlets are repor

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Iran Releasing 5 American Detainees; America Releasing 7 Iranians

6:07pm January 16, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Four Iranian-American prisoners, including journalist Jason Rezaian, are being exchanged with seven Iranians imprisoned in the U.S. A fifth American is being released, separate from the prisoner swap.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (left) meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (right) in Vienna on Saturday. The International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA, has verified that Iran has met all conditions under the nuclear deal.

Implementation Day Arrives: Sanctions On Iran Are Lifted

5:15pm January 16, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The International Atomic Energy Agency has announced that Iran has shrunk its nuclear program enough to have sanctions lifted. From banking to pistachios, here's a look at what will happen next.

A man reads a flyer with a photo of U.S. Marine veteran Amir Hekmati on May 19, 2014, during a vigil held in Lafayette Park across from the White House in Washington, D.C. The vigil was held on the 1,000th day of Amir's imprisonment in Iran. Hekmati was s

Who Are The Prisoners The U.S. And Iran Are Exchanging?

3:23pm January 16, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Four men in Iranian custody and seven working their way through the U.S. legal system will be released or pardoned today as part of a prisoner swap. Here's what we know about them.

In Iranian Funds Case, Justices Ponder Extent Of Congressional Influence

7:29pm January 13, 2016

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court is considering whether legislators can give away Iranian government funds the U.S. controls, providing legal compensation to victims of specific terrorist attacks sponsored by Iran.

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This is the same kind of riverine command boat that was being used by the 10 sailors being held by Iran.

10 U.S. Sailors Are Being Held By Iran

7:53pm January 12, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

The details of why the crews of two small riverine patrol boats were detained are still sparse, but a Defense official the Iranians said they would be released at daylight.

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Iran Offers A Rare Peek At An Underground 'Missile City'

5:59pm January 07, 2016

by Peter Kenyon

Iran's Revolutionary Guards invited television cameras to have a look at what appeared to be long-range ballistic missiles, which have been a source of recent tension with the U.S.