GOP skeptical of Biden administration’s prisoner swap with Iran

By Mike Brest

Published September 18, 2023 4:52pm ET

GOP skeptical of Biden administration’s prisoner swap with Iran — US citizens Siamak Namazi and Morad Tahbaz are welcomed by people upon disembarking from a Qatari jet upon their arrival at the Doha International Airport in Doha on Sept. 18, 2023. Five U.S. detainees, three previously identified as Siamak Namazi, Morad Tahbaz, and Emad Sharqi and two who wish to remain anonymous, released by Iran landed in Doha in a prisoner swap on Sept. 18 after $6 billion in frozen funds were transferred to Iranian accounts in Qatar.

Republicans on Capitol Hill have criticized the Biden administration’s prisoner swap with Iran that resulted in the return of every American legally considered wrongfully detained from Tehran.

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