some of the dta needs _ central bank of qatar. some of the dta needs we _ central bank of qatar. ar. some of the dta needs we are aware i central bank of qatar. some of| the dta needs we are aware of, they have been a for years. do we know why this deal is now taking place?— we know why this deal is now taking place? some would say, wh has taking place? some would say, why has it _ taking place? some would say, why has it taken _ taking place? some would say, why has it taken so _ taking place? some would say, why has it taken so long? - taking place? some would say, why has it taken so long? take | why has it taken so long? take the case of siamak namazi, detained for nearly seven years. he went on a business trip to iran, was accused of having a relationship with a hostile country, the united states. when his father went to the next year to try to get out of prison, he too was detained. a very elderly man. he was only released last year. that is one of the family waiting, hoping against hope that their loved ones will soon come home. they been expecting this to happen for some t

and transferred to the central bank of qatarand iran transferred to the central bank of qatary qatar for humanitarian purchases such as medicine and food. five american iranians forfive iranians and for $6 billion worth of assets. it's going to take weeks, but it is rare hope that these prisoners can finally go home.— rare hope that these prisoners can finally go home. really interesting. we saw this — finally go home. really interesting. we saw this development _ finally go home. really interesting. we saw this development come - finally go home. really interesting. - we saw this development come through just in the past few hours. who wins in the situation? it's hard to say that, but certainly which side is coming away here saying that they have gained? in coming away here saying that they have gained?— have gained? in all of these negotiations, _ have gained? in all of these negotiations, they - have gained? in all of these negotiations, they are - have gained? in all of these i negotiations, they are deeply political, highly sensitive, but they are humanitarian. it is the

until that money reaches, goes through south korea, and is deposited into an account in the central bank of qatare of the detainees have been there for many years. do we know why now all of a sudden the deal has taken place? >> some would say -- why has it taken so long? take the case of -- he has been detained for nearly eight years. he went on a business trip to iran, was detained, accused of having relations with a hostile country. in other words, the united states. en his father went the next year to try and get him out of prison, he was detained. a very elderly man. he was only released last year. that is one of the families waiting, hoping against hope that their loved ones will soon come home. they have been expecting this to happen for some time. the deal was almost clenched earlier this year. then it fell apart. some of the prisoners -- he extraordinarily did an interview from prison with cnn. it has taken a long time. because the iranians and americans don't have diplomatic relations, that made it more difficult. they needed third parties. it has involved qataris, omanis, and the swiss.

it's now being transferred to the central bank of qatar in currencies that are usable -- can be used course there's been a lot of critics on the hill saying this is ransom. the u.s. officials say it's not ransom. it's iran's money. no sanctions on iran are being lifted and nothing is going to happen until, you know, the money is transferred, and then they come home and then there will be a prisoner swap. so it may be a few more weeks before they actually get to see and hug their loved ones. >> what an extraordinary moment that will be, and i love the humanity of i just want to get him home and feed him some good persian food, right? andrea mitchell, thank you so much. what a great interview. >>> also today we're learning new details about the origins of that controversial thousand foot string of buoys that texas put in the rio grande to deter migrants. nbc's julia ainsley has new reporting for us. walk us through how these buoys came to by. >> it's fascinating, chris. these buoys have gotten so much attention especially as the biden administration has sued texas over this use of a th

up $6 billion in iran's non-sanctioned oil revenue, money that will be deposited with the central bank of qatarow are two family members, nina shargi, and tabas's daughter. to see you under much better circumstances, not home yet on u.s. soil, but first of all, when you heard that they were out of prison, tell me about that. >> i mean, i think that you can never prepare for these moments. this was a time that often felt very far out of reach so you're flooded with every emotion and being able to see that first video call, i just was ecstatic and a sense of relief and also fear of what happens next. we don't know what happens next and it's nice to see my dad on the other side of the phone. >> how did he look to you? >> i think, you know, at the end of the day he was a dad just smiling and saying hello to his daughter and reassuring me he's there. he's okay. he's safe. i think he had a lot of hope in his eyes and understandably, a lot of fear. this is a big step, but they're not home yet. they're not free yet. they're still in custody and we don't know what's going to happen next. we have to be o

korean yuan currency is going to be converted into different currencies and transferred to the central bank of qatarran will have access to to purchase medicine and food and other things that are allowed under u.s. sanctions and when that money is finally transferred, then those american detainees, if this all goes as planned, will be released and allowed to leave the country, and of course one of them has been in prison now for nearly eight years going back to the obama administration. so a really difficult limbo here, and a lot could still go wrong, and of course previous sorts of negotiations have sometimes failed, and hopes have been dashed. so it is a really tricky moment right now and a sensitive time. >> dan, what would this mean potentially for diplomacy between these two nations going forward, especially since we know that a key concern has been iran's nuclear ambitions? >> there is a lot of geopolitical diplomacy here, and even though u.s. officials say this has no connection to iran's nuclear program and those talks related to that, clearly there is an inevitable link there, and i think a

all these euro resources will be used to make bank payments to the accounts of 6 iranian banks in qatar for the purchase of non-sanctioned goods, and the central bank also said that iran's foreign currency resources in several other countries will soon be used. it will be made available to boys in the market and commercial exchanges will be observed. the vice president of reconstruction and rural housing of maskan foundation said that until the end of august, all 200,000 rural units that receive the foundation's commitment from last year's bank facilities to mr. jouri about last year's commitment of maskan foundation. contract the facilities for 140,000 rural units have been contracted. there is a one and a half to two month delay in the transfer at the end of august. inshallah, 200,000 units will be contracted by the banks operating above two percent of the contracts . this month of august, inshallah , we will reach 200,000 units and 200,000. 1,000 units in 39 of 1402 will be implemented in rural areas and cities with less than 25,000 people. the export of cardboard in the first quarter of this year was about 19,000 tomans, and these products

will be deposited into the accounts of six iranian banks in qatar and will be used as bank payments to buy non-sanctioned goods, and the governor general of the central bank also said iran's currency sources in several the other country will soon be available and its effects will be seen in the market and commercial exchanges. the country's police chief said that the possibility of renewing passports whose validity has expired since 1400 has been provided for arbaeen pilgrims who have expired passports. for the past two years, they could renew their passports by visiting our passport centers without the need to obtain a passport. sardar radan, who went to the mehran border to visit, also said that the printing of pilgrimage passports has crossed the 220,000 border today, and nearly 160 thousand passports have been issued to him. the center is completely done online our passport and our passport services are available for 24 hours from today. passes that need to be changed or need to be passed. obtaining documents from the internet platform from the platform and references will be from 6:00 am to 7:00 pm. chicken is available at an approved price . th

resources will be deposited into the accounts of six iranian banks in qatar in the form of bank payments and will be used to buy non-sanctioned goods. central bank also said. iran's foreign exchange resources will soon be available in several other countries, and its effects will be seen in the market and commercial exchanges . caused by broken they practiced and carried out the mission of the saveh zarandieh and tafarsh maqadis earthquake regional drills. in this one-day drill, the eighth hypothetical earthquake in the al-ghadir dam region was planned and based on the scenario determined by each executive body. they practiced and presented their level of preparedness to us. it has been announced that this earthquake will be dammed and will fail. about 70 residential houses will be destroyed due to the flood and this area will occur. more than 1100 people are in the form of 250 teams or five executive bodies were in faith and were present. the training of the forces is relevant. practice coordination between devices and aid groups province and operational bags that can have the highest efficiency in maximum coordination and present the real

will be transferred to the accounts of 6th iranian bank in qatar deposit and to the bank payment statement is used to buy non-sanctioned goods. the head of the central bank also said that iran's foreign exchange resources will soon be available in several other countries and its effects will be seen in the market and commercial exchanges . household electricity subscribers will receive a bonus of one thousand billion tomans. the ceo of tavanir said that due to the increase in temperature in 14 days since august, the demand for electricity has exceeded 71,000 megawatts . from 11 million bills included in fact, they received bonuses, which is a significant number, or 7% of khuzestan flowers, and it is included, they are eligible to receive bonuses. the world is more than a thousand billion tomans. in fact, the subscribers were able to save during this period and enjoyed the bonuses. cartoon exports in the first three months of this year . it was about 19 thousand tomans, and most of the products were exported to iraq , turkey and afghanistan. cardboard and cardboard production of its types in the country, it is more than the domestic consumption. we p

be deposited into the accounts of 6 iranian banks in qatar and will be used for bank payments to buy non-sanctioned goods. according to the governor general of the centralk about 7 billion dollars from the country's foreign exchange resources were deposited in the form of loans to south korean banks in the last year of the nineties, mr. farzin also said that iran's foreign exchange resources will soon be available in several other countries and will be seen in the market and trade exchanges. and a number of republican members of the american congress criticized the american president and accused him of efficiency and appeasement with iran . the south has been seized by the united states also, agreements were reached for the exchange of prisoners. admon gharib, a professor of international relations at georgetown university in the united states, said that the prisoner exchange deal between iran and the united states is a bilateral deal, but it is more profitable for iran. norman, former director of iranian affairs at the us central intelligence agency. the cia also said that the us had no other way to release its prisoners in iran than a deal. john bolto

be deposited into the accounts of 6 iranian banks in qatar and will be used for bank payments for the purchase of non-sanctioned goods, according to the head of the central bank , about 7 billion dollars from the country's foreign exchange resources per year at the end of the 90s, it was deposited in the form of loans to south korean banks. mr. farzin also said that iran's foreign exchange resources will soon be available in several other countries, the market and commercial exchanges will be observed, and a number of republican members of the american congress from the american president he criticized and accused him of efficiency and appeasement with iran. two days ago, the ministry of foreign affairs announced that the process of releasing billions of dollars from the assets of the islamic republic of iran, which had been illegally seized in south korea by the united states for several years , had also begun. exchange the obtained prisoners, admon gharib, professor of international relations at george university, told america that the prisoner exchange deal between iran and the united states is a bilateral deal, but it is more profitable for iran. nor

head of the central bank of iran, all foreign currency resources seized in south korea were released . soon, all these resources will be deposited into the accounts of six iranian banks in qatar, the price of chicken will be at the approved rate, the return will double the arrival of hot chicken in bahman square, tehran, during the past month , we will reject the limit of 500 tomans. two years have passed since their legal deadline for arbaeen pilgrimage iranian technologists succeeded in inventing a new method for feeding and fertilizing plants with several advantages, between 30 and 35 percent reduction in poisons and irrigation and suitable fertilizer. america's hawaii with 80 dead and no news about the fate of hundreds of people, not being issued to the island residents, the reason for the high death toll has been announced in the name of allah, the most merciful, the most merciful , peace be upon ali muhammad and the family of muhammad. welcome to the news section at 24:00. on the sixth day before the election, 7822 people registered complete your information and register the total number of applicants for parliament candidates has reached 35 thousand and 313 people. bas

central bank of iran went further and released all of iran's seized foreign currency resources in south korea soon, all these resources will be deposited into the accounts of six iranian banks in qatar

head of the central bank, all the seized foreign currency resources of iran in south korea have been released, soon all these resources will be deposited into the accounts of six iranian banks in qatar , the price of chicken will return to the approved rate, the increase will double, the arrival of chicken in bahman square tehran during the last month the general police command of the country has made it possible to extend the validity of passports that have passed their legal deadline up to two years for the arba'in pilgrimage. the success of iranian technologists in inventing a new method for feeding and fertilizing plants with several advantages between 30 and 35 percent reduction of poisons and fertilizers. irrigation and proper fertilizer, the changes that the center gave, about 230 tons of production per hectare for the phone and the deadly fire in the state of hawaii, usa, with 80 killings, news of the fate of hundreds of people, no warning was issued to the residents of the island, the reason for the high casualties was announced. may god bless muhammad and the family of muhammad, peace be upon him news section at 9:00 p.m. welcome breaking the daily quorum for pre-registrat

days, especially the day after tomorrow, central alborz highlands, these conditions avoid going to the heights , stay away from the settlement and qatar on the banks ofsonal rivers of the ancestral areas, the southern half of our country is still for the southeast of our country, and the conditions for showers and thunderstorms in the south of sistan and baluchistan, the southern highlands kerman region of the province hormozgan and the east of fars province, how can we see scattered for part of the northwest of our country, the heights of east azarbaijan, the region of ardabil province, and the 120-day winds will strengthen, especially in the north of sistan and baluchistan , without reducing the air quality. in the eastern areas of south khorasan, as well as in the southern slopes of alborz , we can bring the air quality in an hour. northwest winds in this city do not know how to create locally in the parts of ilam province, khuzestan, bushehr. the east has a rough and turbulent sea. good night, tomorrow is monday the 16th the 20th august of muharram and the 7th sharia midnight test tonight at 23:00 and 23:00, the morning call to prayer tomorrow in

of the matter. that money, which would be overseen by qatar central bank could only be used for food, medicine or otheritarian purposes. joining me now, david rohde, nbc news senior executive editor for national security. so, david, what happens now? >> this is going to be a slow drawn out process, there's huge distrust between the american and iranian governments. the first step is the $6 billion in assets in south korea will move to qatar. when that happens, you will possibly have a prisoner exchange. it's not clear yet, but these five would be flown out of iran, and there are iranian nationals that are in prison in the u.s. for violating these sanctions we've had against iran for years. they would be freed in exchange. >> what does happen between then and now what probably makes you who understand this process and frankly family members nervous? >> that something could go wrong. there's been huge tensions between the u.s. and iran. the big issue hanging over this is iran's attempts to build a nuclear weapon. they deny it. the u.s., europe and israel are convinced that's what they're doing, so there'

qatar central bank overseeing the funds. what do you believe are the implications of this deal? >> this is taking hostages for ransom. world state sponsor of terrorism. talking about possibly reportedly 6 to 7 billion in ransom from these frozen funds that are actually in south korean banks. again, to put this in context, this is the value of iran's entire military budget last year in 2021. also to put it in context a little bit more when obama did the deal, president obama did the deal mark was referring to he gave the iranian's 1.7 billion for five hostages. during the trump administration, under mike pompeo, we were able to get two american hostages out of iran for $0. in the trump administration, we would never pay off the world's leading sponsor of terrorism, number one. number two, the standards of obama administration, get five hostages out for 1.7. this is not only 6 to 7 billion in frozen ransom funds for these hostages, they are also reportedly doing an exchange. so we are also going to have to give them five iranian prisoners in addition to the 6 to $7 billion. i can't stress enough how poorly negotiated t