Iran ready for prisoner swap with US
(VOVWORLD) -Keyvan Khosravi, the spokesman for Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), said on Saturday that prisoner swap between Iran and the United States is not the start of “any new path” and it was done without holding any negotiation and based on Iran’s humanitarian approach.
 Iranian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Abbas Mousavi at a press conference in Tehran. (Photo: IRNA / VNA) |
It is an end to difficult situation of innocent people who have been incarcerated by the United States’ international banditry, he said.
His comments came as Brian Hook, the US special representative for Iran, said on Wednesday that recent prisoner exchange will lead to a broader discussion on consular affairs between the US and Iran.
In announcing the measures on December 11, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also expressed hope that a weekend prisoner swap with Iran could lead to a dialogue between Washington and Tehran over prisoners.