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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Sun May 10, 2020, 02:37 PM May 2020

Iran says United States yet to respond about prisoner swap

DUBAI (Reuters) - Washington has yet to respond to Iran about a prisoner swap, Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabiei was quoted as saying by the government's website on Sunday, reiterating that Tehran was ready for a full prisoner exchange with the United States without preconditions.

If a swap goes ahead, it would be one of very few instances of cooperation in an otherwise deeply frayed U.S.-Iran relationship, which has grown more hostile since U.S. President Donald Trump took office.

"We have stated our readiness to discuss the release of all prisoners without preconditions ... but Americans have not responded yet. It seems to us that Americans are more prepared than before to end this situation," Rabiei said, according to the government's website Dolat.ir.

Both countries have called for the release of prisoners because of the new coronavirus outbreak. Iran is the worst hit country in the Middle East, while the United States has reported the highest number of deaths worldwide from the virus.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/iran-says-united-states-yet-to-respond-about-prisoner-swap/ar-BB13Ra06?li=BBnb7Kz

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Iran says United States yet to respond about prisoner swap (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2020 OP
Trump doesn't give a crap about any American citizen except himself SCantiGOP May 2020 #1
They expect Trump to worry about more than 1 thing at a time? Wounded Bear May 2020 #2

SCantiGOP

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1. Trump doesn't give a crap about any American citizen except himself
Sun May 10, 2020, 02:48 PM
May 2020

Kim brutally murdered an American at the same time that Trump was falling in love with him over his beautiful letters.
He wouldn't want Iran to get any slightly good publicity from freeing an American, since war with Iran is his ultimate backstop if he is 10 points behind in October.

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