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These claims, in the most optimistic scenario, are the beliefs of these media. In fact, no agreement has been reached between Tehran and Washington other than the prisoner swap and the release of Iran’s funds.
After the latest round of nuclear negotiations in September, the nuclear talks have stalled due to the US excessive demands.
The Americans were trying to implement the issue of prisoner exchange in the framework of the nuclear negotiations, but Iran insisted that these are two separate issues.
Washington’s policy was to exert financial pressure on Iran in order to force Tehran to give more concessions or withdraw from some of its legal privileges.
In this regard, they began a hybrid war against Iran, especially during last year’s unrest, when they hoped that internal problems along with external pressures would force Tehran to retreat from its stances.
However, by adopting the resistance strategy, Tehran has stood up against US pressure. Over the past years, Iran’s regional and international status has improved, and the region’s Arab countries, especially Saudi Arabia, have restored their relations with Tehran.
Therefore, when the Americans did not find any achievements in their hybrid war against Iran, they retreated from their positions and accepted that the issue of a prisoner exchange should be pursued separately.
The US acquiescence to the agreement ahead of the first anniversary of the riots, which was sparked by the death of a girl in police custody in Tehran, conveys the message that the Americans are disappointed with the effectiveness of the opposition movements active in foreign countries and the policy of creating chaos inside Iran.
Iran arrests terrorists
involved in
Friday attack
FARS – Iranian security forces captured two terrorists involved in the martyrdom and injury of several members of volunteer Basij forces in the Southeastern city of Qasr-e Qand on Friday.
Provincial Police Chief Doostali Jalilian said on Saturday that the detainees were members of the so-called Ansar Al-Furqan terror outfit and were arrested hours later in the border province of Sistan and Baluchestan.