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1/3 @JZarif’s last ditch attempt to hold on to any communication w/ U.S with a “prisoner exchange” is a non starter.
Iranians imprisoned in US have committed serious financial crimes & had due process.
Americans imprisoned in Iran are held on sham charges - they are hostages.
Iranians imprisoned in US have committed serious financial crimes & had due process.
Americans imprisoned in Iran are held on sham charges - they are hostages.
2/3 American hostages in Iran include a former UNICEF official, a Princeton scholar, a US Navy veteran, and a former FBI agent.
@JZarif knows they are being held as political pawns for negotiations, his regime should not be rewarded for its outlaw & pirate like behavior.
@JZarif knows they are being held as political pawns for negotiations, his regime should not be rewarded for its outlaw & pirate like behavior.
3/3 engaging this absurd offer would provide the regime with a talking point they once enjoyed under the last American administration that rewarded their piracy (& flew them €€€ in dark of the night).
