it was published that deki was known as a great man named emad, a story about the assassination of emad mughniyeh, he gradually became fascinated, he had defeated the shah with his bare hands, the cause of palestine's freedom, and islam is the basis of government, the book searching the night, maamour's relationship, the history of the american central intelligence agency, cia, from attempts to the assassination of emad mughniyeh coincides with the anniversary of the end of the 33 -day war. the author tries to present a terrorist image of martyr mughniyeh from the american point of view and the domineering view of the americans in the book. the occupation of the israelis was by the americans, and in the second step of the liberation of palestine from the occupation of the zionists in relation to iran in the 80s, haj emad mughniyeh , the responsible military branch of hezbollah, was identified and assassinated. heavy for the arrest of the fbi and determining and finally becoming successful and terrorism after 25 years, in this book , the audience knows emad mughniyeh from the point of vi

you were able to see emad, as well. how did he seem?ng outside obviously when he was in prison and now that he is in house arrest. did you get a sense? >> emad has been through a lot, six years, three months and 25 days since he was taken from us. when i first saw him on the phone call. whenever i'm nervous i do this awkward giggle and laugh and then i was silent and processing, but that's my brother and he went into typical big brother role asking me how i am, how my kids are, how our parents are and of course, his wife and his two daughters. it's -- we talk about -- we say the phrase wrongfully detained americans and it just rolls off our tongue as if it's just nothing, but it means something. it means these are innocent americans and they've been taken because they're american. >> there was a call that you all were able to have with the secretary of state, with tony blinken. i was very interested when i saw the reporting of this because in our conversations over years, now, you have been asking for face to face. you have been asking

hall of glass is not because of 590 symbols it was positive and 197 emad was negative. also, 98 symbols faced a buying queue in 65 cases faced a selling queue . the total value of the buying page was 312 million tomans and the total value of the selling page was 444 billion tomans . the number was 26,095 units. over-the-counter traders traded 4,200,000,000 shares in 290,000 sessions amounting to 2,200 billion tomans, including the arabic news agency, about 50,000 tons of hydrocarbon products today, monday, on the energy exchange. it goes on the supply board and the internal format of the energy exchange witness the supply of more than 28,000 tons of products such as liquid nitrogen, intermediate gas, heavy naphtha, heavy cutting, light furnace fuel, normal butane, all types of solvent and hydrocarbon cutting, and 590 thousand barrels of gas condensate of the south pars gas complex . the international market also witnessed the supply of 21,500 tons of mtv products of shazand chemi baft petrochemical company and shazand oil refining liquefied gas . the head of the board o

one of the last times we spoke you were on my show with emad shargi's sister.have and i have followed this case very closely. i want to play something that she said during or conversation back in september. >> bringing americans home will always unite our nation and not doing so will really cause harm and divisiveness and damage to sort of the identity of who we are as americans. we don't leave our americans behind. we need to bring them home. >> same time you have people like just one example mike pence spking out after the announcement of this questioning at what cost to bring americans home. pence put out a twitter statement, jason, saying that -- calling this the largest ransom payment in american history to tehran. what's your perspective on this given your experience of course? the cost of secures americans' freedom in exchange for other prisoners and the $6 billion we have talked about? >> what i would say is that i'm proud and grateful to live in a country where my government cares about my freedom and my safety. right now because we don't have other me

explained that the company hacked thousands of user accounts on whatsapp without any prior notice, so emadnot one of the mouths of the palestinian journalist that their user account has been closed and their purpose of this action is to shut down its playstation dogs in helping the palestinian issue. that the palestinians from it for they use whatsapp to convey their sufferings. whatsapp is the most popular among palestinians, and restricting palestinians' activities in it closes the way of transmitting the truth . following the closure of whatsapp accounts , dozens of personal user accounts and palestinian channels on facebook and instagram were also closed . the standards that this based on them, social networks prevent the content produced by palestinians from reaching public behavior . the methodical policy proves the double standards of social networks in dealing with palestinians in the context of the digital war against palestinians. the breakthrough of creative international influence and the artists of the unions and some european and arab countries by expressing their solidarity,

are going to be released, 4 americans were highlighted in this exchange, including siamak namazi, emad sharqi, murad tahbaz, and a prisoner. he asked for his name they will be released confidentially. the us foreign minister has also emphasized that in this agreement, only iran's own assets will be returned to itself , and iran's own funds will be used and transferred to restricted accounts so that this money can be used for humanitarian purposes, as you know, according to the law is permissible. i want to talk to mr. mustafa sadeghi, an expert on international issues . what happened i emphasize now that these efforts have now come to an end and what are the meanings and messages of this story now. a very important gap between iran and the united states has occurred in the last few hours . the format of a population that was from one of the neighboring countries. in fact, where did this espionage work take place? the information that was published, the incident that has actually been reported and officially approved by both sides , is the exchange of money in exchange for the release o

in this exchange, four americans , including siamak namazi, emad sharqi, murad tahbaz , another prisoner, who asked to remain anonymous, will be released , the us secretary of state emphasized. has been placed in this agreement is only for iran's own assets to return to itself, iran's own funds will be used and transferred to limited accounts so that this money can be used for humanitarian purposes , as you know, this is allowed according to the law . i want to talk to mr. mustafa about this. sadeghi, an expert on international issues, hello, i would like to inform you and all the compatriots of the network that the efforts to free the foreign exchange resources of iran that were seized illegally , what happened? what are the meanings and messages of this story now? there is a very important gap between iran and the united states. in the last few hours, you also said that mr. tahbaz is an oriental symbol who was not taken away. it seems that there is a woman who was in the form of one of the neighboring countries. the proceeds of that spy work was done. the information that was published

sima news agency, which you mentioned , the guests of this program are the guests of this program, emadhanas and jamal , dr. ruholah modbar , i am one of the experts in the international field, i hope that the discussion will start on khabar network us stay with us, thanks for the support, as we mentioned, and let's talk about iran's official membership in break , achievements, reactions

. >> reporter: businessman emad shargi was taken in 2018. so was environmentalist marad tobaz, another man imprisoned in 2015 today called past eight years horrific. two other americans whose names are withheld will also be released. the breakthrough comes amid tension. earlier this summer the u.s. sent additional warships and marines to the gulf after iran attempted to seize two oil tankers. the white house declined to detail the deal citing negotiations as both delicate and ongoing. in exchange, iran will be able to access $6 billion in a restricted account in south korea. those funds will be transferred to qatar. once there, iran will be able to use them for purchases permitted under u.s. sanctions. the white house said this is not ransom, and no u.s. taxpayer dollars are involved. in the meantime, iran claims that the u.s. will also release and pardon five iranian prisoners. as of tonight, a u.s. official said no one in u.s. custody has been released. margaret brennan, cbs news, washington. >>> now to the economy, and the labor departmen

like let him come home. >> reporter: businessman emad sharghi was taken in 2018. morad tahbaz. the brother of businessman siamak namazi, imprisoned in 2015, today called the past eight years of imprisonment horrific. two other americans whose names are withheld will also be released. the breakthrough comes amid tension. earlier this summer the u.s. sent additional warships and marines to the gulf after iran attempted to seize two oil tankers. today the white house declined to detail the deal, citing negotiations as both delicate and ongoing. in exchange iran will be able to access $6 billion in a restricted account in south korea. those funds will be transferred to qatar. once there iran will be able to use those funds for purchases permitted under u.s. sanctions. now, the white house said this is not ransom and no u.s. taxpayer dollars are involve. but in the meantime iran claims that the u.s. will also release and pardon five iranian prisoners. as of tonight, major, the u.s. says no one in u.s. custody has been released. >> with the context and the details marga

. >> emad shargi was also arrested in 2018. his daughters told us last year the wait was agonizing, especially when a fire broke out in the prison. >> we thought he was dead. we didn't get to speak to him for two days. >> reporter: moving the $6 billion for iran's use could take weeks. "washington post" journalist jason rezaian, jailed in tehran for almost two years, knows what they're feeling. >> that kind of firsrst taste of freedom, your shouldlders start to loosen up just a little bit. but they don't fully relax until you're out of iranian airspace. >> reporter: a source familiar said separate talks could lead to an informal deal to freeze iran's nuclear program, which official sources say is only weeks away from having enough fuel for a weapon. lester? >> andrea, thanks. >>> there is a video tonight between fbi agents and a utah man who allegedly threatened to kill president biden. peter alexander has that story. >> reporter: this video was taken during the deadly confrontation. fbi agents seen surrounding the home of susp

roroast beef o or pastri french dipips today only a at togo's >>> we're joined now by the sister of emadhi, one of the four americans who was recently transferred from evin prison to house arrest. your brother's a step closer to freedom. have you spoken with him? how is he? >> not only have i spoken to him, but i actually saw his face on a video call that he made. and i was able to look into his eyes. i'm happy to say that he survived, he's alive, and we're so hopeful that we can have him at home in our arms hopefully soon. >> was that the first time you'd seen his face in some time? >> in about a year, yeah. and, you know, i looked into his face and i just realized that everything we're doing is so worth it. i looked into the eyes of an innocent american who has been through so much, as have the others. so i'm just grateful for everything that's going on to try and get them home finally. this week has been great. but there's just been so much speculation about the deal and the terms of the deal and all of that by looking at him, i was reminded that we're talking about people, we're talk

three of the americans, siamak namazi, held since 2015, morad tahbaz, and emad shargi are accused of espionage, which they vehemently deny. the fourth and fifth americans want to remain anonymous. all five now under house arrest in iran, until the terms of the agreement between iran and the u.s. is finalized. that deal calls for the release of $6 billion in oil revenue from south korea that had been tied up by u.s. sanctions. u.s. officials saying the money must be used for humanitarian reasons. >> my belief is that this is the beginning of the end of their nightmare. and the nightmare that their families have experienced. >> reporter: it will likely take at least four or five weeks for that money to come through, and the prisoners hopefully brought back to the u.s. the white house saying tonight the negotiations remain delicate. linsey? >> linsey: martha, thank you. >>> and from south america tonight, a presidential candidate in ecuador assassinated less than two weeks before the election. fernando, who campaigned on rooting out corruption, was shot as he left this rally in the cap

. >> reporter: businessman emad shargi was taken in 2018. so is environmentalist morad tahbaz.iamak namazi, imprisoned in 2015, today called the past eigf imprisonment horrific. two other americans, whose names are withheld, will also be released. the breakthrough comes amid tension. earlier this summer, the u.s. sent additional warships and marines to the gulf after iran attempted to seize two oil tankers peered today, the white house declined to detail the deal, citing negotiations as both delicate and ongoing. in exchange, iran will be able to access $6 billion in a restricted account in south korea. those funds will be transferred to qatar. once there, iran will be able to use those funds for purchases permitted under u.s. sanctions. now, the white house said this is not ransom and no u.s. taxpayer dollars are involved, but in the meantime, iran claims that the u.s. will also release and pardon five iranian prisoners. as of tonight, major, the u.s. says no one in u.s. custody has been released. >> major: within the context and the details. margaret brennan, thank you. break

involved in the agreement include siamak namazi, who has been held in iran for nearly eight years, emadnt, and morad tahbaz, a us and uk national. two others wish to remain anonymous. earlier my colleague caitriona perry spoke to former us national security advisor john bolton on the developments in iran shortly after this news broke. thanks forjoining us, ambassador. if they can start by getting your reaction to a story that has just been breaking today, the news that five american prisoners in iran have been moved from prison to house arrest. the way houses negotiations for their eventual full release are ongoing and delicate at this time are not all of their identities have been released. but those that we do know, at least some of them would have been still in detention while you are in the white house the national security advisor. can you talk was a little bit about what might have been going on behind the scenes here.— the scenes here. we're obviously _ the scenes here. we're obviously happy - the scenes here. we're obviously happy to - the scenes here. we're obviously happy to g

. >> among the other hostages released along with namazi, a businessman emad shargi and morad tahbaz.hey were held only as americans to be traded on the geopolitical market. before their release, their families tried to rally support. >> i know that they are desperate, that they are scared, and they feel like they've been forgotten. they have been determined officially by the department of state, by our secretary of state as having been taken, detained by the iranians for one reason, and that is because they are americans. >> my father is an amazing person. he is so calm, so kind, so generous, so noble. and i think just how my siblings and i have been able to carry ourselves through this surreal nightmare is just a testament to him and my mother and everything that they've instilled in us and who they are. >> reporter: former new mexico governor bill richardson who advocates for some of these families puts it bluntly. >> and this has happened in russia, venezuela, iran, north korea. it's a pattern. it's a new hostage diplomacy that we have to start confronting. >> just do what's neces

. >>> siamak namazi, emad shargi, morad tahbaz, a fourth american not identified, they were moved fromthe fifth american who has not been publicly identified was under house arrest. we're joined now by someone who knows what it is like to be wrongfully detained at that very prison. jason rezaian, who is tehran bureau chief when he was detained now a columnist for the "washington post," he was held there for a year and a half between 2014 and 2016. jason, thank you so much for joining us. what is your reaction to this news? >> well, i'm cautiously optimistic, brianna. this is a day these families have been waiting for for a very long time, but as you und indic in the introduction there's still a long way to go. any day free from the hell hole is a good thing. but, you know, they are far from completely free. they won't be free until they've left iranian air space. i know all too well from my own experience that, you know, the last how the last days, you know, there can be complications in these cases. i'm hopeful. at the same time, the tension and the anxiety for these five americans an

citizens are siamak namazi, morad tahbaz, emad shargi, and two americans who wish to remain unnamed at. the associated press reports iran's move is part of an agreement in which billions of dollars frozen in south korea will be released to iran. late today, secretary of state antony blinken was asked about this. >> my belief is that this is the beginning of the end of their night air. iran will not be receiving any sanctions relief. and in any instance where we would engage in such efforts to bring americans home from iran . iran's owns funds would be used and transferred to restricted accounts such that the moneys can only be used for humanitarian purposes, which, as you know, is permitted under our sanctions. amna: the chief iranian negotiator also wrote on the x platform, formerly known as twitter, that iranian prisoners jailed in the united states would be returned. here with me now is washington post columnist jason rezaian, whose own grueling detention by the iranian government ended in january, 2016. welcome back. i want to begin briefly with your reaction because you spent hund

amna: among the five americans moved from being present to house arrest, was emad.to the u.s. as a child, returning to iran in 2018. he was arrested, convicted on bogus charges and has been detained for the last five years. his daughters, hannah and ariana joined me for the first interview since their father was transferred out of prison. good to see you both. you have not just been able to talk to him since he left prison, you were able to see him in a video chat. what was that like? what did he say to you? guest: it was incredible to see his face, and i can't even say how long it has been. you can really tell the toll that prison has taken on him, it looks like he has lost 30 pounds , he looks 20 years older than he should. only that being said, it was such an incredible blessing to be able to speak to him, to see his face and just to show him my apartment for the first time. he had never seen my hair this color before. so just to have that face-to-face connection was just really magical. amna: hanna, what did you say to him? guest: i think i screamed a little bit

. >> among the other hostages released along with namazi, a businessman emad sharghi and morad tahbaz, who have both been held for more than five years. they say they never so much as jaywalked and they were held only as americans to be traded on the geopolitical market. before their release their families tried to rally support. >> i know that they are desperate, that they are scared, and they feel like they've been forg forgotten. they have been determined officially by the department of state, by our secretary of state, as having been taken, detained by the iranians, for one reason and that is because they are americans. >> my father is an amazing person. is he is so calm, so kind, so generous, so noble. and i think just how my siblings and i have been able to carry ourselves through this surreal nightmare is just a testament to him and my mother and everything that they've instilled in us and who they are. >> former new mexico governor bill richardson, who advocates for some of these families, puts it bluntly. >> and this has happened in russia, venezuela, iran, north korea. it's

she is the daughter of morad tahbaz and also neda shargi whose brother, emad shargi, they were imprisonedneda seeing their father and brother for the first time in years. >> i think that you can never prepare for these moments. you know, 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 but also fear of what happens next. we don't know what happens next, and it was just nice to see my dad on the other side of the phone. >> i'm sure this he will give me a hard time for me saying this, he looked older, his hair has receded. he looked, you know, weak, and like we need to feed him a lot when he comes home, but he had a big smile on his face, and he asked about all of us. >> so chris, you can understand it still may be several weeks, we were told, by people familiar with the agreements that to do what has to be done, which is essentially to move $6 billion that have been held in south korea of nonsanctioned oil revenue that iran was legitimately able during sanctions