An Iranian scientist detained by the U.S. was deported to Iran late Monday, but his release did not coincide with the freeing of any Americans detained by Iran—dashing hopes for a prisoner swap after weeks of speculation and back channel talks.
In a statement to ABC News, State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said Tuesday that Asgari"is not and has never been a participant in any prisoner swap with Iran."
There had been back channel discussions in early May about an exchange, a source familiar with the talks told ABC News at the time. Speculation centered around the U.S. deporting Asgari and Iran allowing White, a cancer patient, to leave the country after his release on medical furlough.A spokesperson for the White family told ABC News there has been no movement on his release and tweeted late Monday night that reports about his case"are not accurate. ...
Foreign Minister of Iran, Javad Zarif wears a face mask as a preventive measure against the coronavirus pandemic during a cabinet meeting in Tehran, Iran on April 15, 2020.The family of former FBI agent Bob Levinson announced in March that U.S. officials believe Levinson, thewho had been missing inside Iran since March 2007, died at some point in Iranian custody, but before the COVID-19 outbreak.
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