jared genser. thank you. >> what an extraordinary interview and extraordinary man who clearly feels that he is part of the family working on this for 7 1/2 years. >> you can hear the emotion and the exhaustion of the small army of people who have been working tirelessly to make it happen. >> what did you find? i found the that phone calls after he was in house arrest, he had a cell phone that he could facetime. >> small phones and the regime allowed them to have the smart phones and make facetime calls afterwards to the families and jared as we know. and siamak in the actual statement did call out and thank what he called superstar lawyer jared, because he has stuck with this for years and he has been unpopular for rattling cages, and his motivation for his own client probably helped the others as well, because he would not let it go. so, i think that it is an amazing time how so many people got together to make sure that the people would not be forgotten, because face it, it was not that easy to d

year-old businessman siamak namazi, it's the end of an eight-year ordeal according to his attorney jared genser. >> he's missed eight years of the best of his life. he wants to get married and have kids. he has to figure out where he's going to live and get a job. he has to rebuild his life. >> reporter: it's the same year emad shargi was first arrested and held without trial in iran's notorious prison what is considered trumped up espionage charges. in return five were granted clemency. two will remain in the u.s., two others will be returned to iran. critics worry now as part of the deal iranians will have access to $6 billion held in a restricted account in qatar. >> these monies can be used to support terrorist organizations and adventuresome actions of iran. >> repororter: the b biden adadministratition insiststs th treasury can prevent that misuse and only permit humanitarian purchases like food and medicine. >> the funds were moved to another bank where we have absolute oversight of how they're used, and we have absolute confidence in the process and the system that's been set up. >> rep

thank you so much for coming on the programme, jared genser. tehran today, football superstar cristiano ronaldo, who arrived with his al nassr team mates from saudi arabia, to a heroes welcome. this was the team driving down one of the main routes into tehran. huge crowds turning out to greet them. it's the first time a saudi arabian team has visited iran since 2016 when the two countries ended diplomatic relations. course we know all about the money the saudis have invested in the saudi pro league this year. this is the sort of reaction they might have hoped for. though in some quarters this might divide opinion. al nassr currently playing the iranian side persepolis in the asian afc champions league. bbc persia sports journalist pooria jafereh is on the line from serbia. nice to see you. it will divide opinion as i say, we'vejust nice to see you. it will divide opinion as i say, we've just heard perhaps some of the comments from the lawyer about what these american prisoners were put through for them and there you see footballers going to teh

jared genser, a human rights attorney, and pro-bono counsel for the siamak namazi family. orked on the campaign for namazi's release and joins us from geneva. welcome, good to see you. jared: thank you for having me. amna: siamak have been held for nearly eight years, have you spoken directly with him? jared: i have, he gave me a call before they took off to say they would be wheels up. and when they landed i saw on my hotel tv him coming down the stairs it was amazing after advocating for him and his family. he gave me a call and said i am with a huge amount of joy, i am free. this is what we had been waiting for. amna: you tweeted a photo of him with a great big smile. he looks about as happy as anyone could be. we know he will be assessed medically and psychologically and given the support he needs could we remember this desperate , high-risk interview he gave. what can you say about his emotional and mental state? jared: clients of mine have been hostages around the world and it is overwhelming. obviously this is front-page news, top story around the world. he is living