NOURNEWS- The outbreak of the coronavirus has apparently affected the policies of some politicians and foreign policy. Maybe that's why there is so much controversy these days about prisoner exchanges between Iran and the United States. Although the issue of prisoner exchanges between Iran and the United States is not a new issue and has been the subject of whispers in recent years and at various times, the spread of corona seems to have increased the seriousness of pursuing this issue. As a government spokesman confirms, the United States is more prepared than ever to end this.
The New York Times reported a few days ago that Washington and Tehran were in talks with an Iranian-American doctor to exchange an old Navy soldier.
A government spokesman officially stated that Iran was ready to exchange all Iranian and American prisoners and that there was no need for mediation. However, Rabiee said the US had not yet commented.
Explaining this issue, Ali Rabiee said: "We have long ago announced that we are ready to exchange all Iranian and American prisoners, and our Foreign Minister has made this clear."
The United States has not yet responded
He added: "We declare that there is no precondition for the exchange of prisoners and talks for this release without any preconditions, but it is the United States that has so far refused to respond and we hope that the lives of Iranian citizens in prisons will be reduced." The United States threatens that the US government will eventually prefer the care of human life to politics and return to this path.
Iranian citizens in US prisons are not in good shape
The government spokesman noted: "Here we declare that we hold the US government responsible for the lives and health of all Iranian citizens who are far from their families." At the same time, we have information that Iranian citizens are not in good conditions in American prisons and are not well cared for. This is worrying for us.
The United States is more prepared than ever to end this
"However, we think the United States is more prepared than ever to end this situation," Rabiee said. For this reason, we do not make the final judgment now, and we postpone the observation of the tangible progress that is being made.
There is no need for a mediator
Asked if a country had been appointed as a mediator, he said: "The US government is aware of our readiness and we think there is no need to mediate. However, if the other side agrees. The United States, Iran's Office for the Protection of Interests, will share with Washington our views on the details, including how and when the exchange will take place.
"We have stated that we are ready to discuss the release of all prisoners. It is up to the American side to comment on this, and there is evidence of a change in their views," a government spokesman said.
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