"5 Detained Americans Set to be Freed in Iran-US Prisoner Swap Deal"

Five Americans detained in Iran, including Siamak Namazi, Emad Shargi, and Morad Tahbaz, are set to be released on Monday as part of a prisoner swap. The release comes after Secretary of State Antony Blinken signed off on a waiver of U.S. sanctions, allowing the transfer of approximately $6 billion in frozen Iranian oil revenue. In exchange, Iran will release five Iranian detainees held in American prisons. Republicans have criticized the swap, expressing concerns about future hostage-taking and the release of funds to Iran, but the Biden administration maintains that Iran will receive no sanctions relief and that the funds will be used for humanitarian purposes.