and talking ging about siamak , emad sharghi, morad tahbaz and two other unidentified americans will be headed to america. and now $6 billion will be available to iran for humanitarian reason, and five iranian held prisoners will be released as well. becky anderson is in doha, and what is the very latest that you are hearing from here, and what are these next steps? >> well, within the hour, the flights, the qatar airline flight carrying five american citizens, and siamak's wife will be on the plane and land in an airport in doha and processed here and greeted by the americans who have been part of this in direct negotiation and then headed home free at last, and what a feeling that must be after what has been years' long incarceration, wrongfully detained in iran for so long. sigh siamak namazi has been wrongfully in prison on charges that he colluded with a hostile government and charges america and americans are saying that these charges are untrue. in the air, they have cleared iranian air space, and they are due here within the hour. qatar, the mediation country here working tir

look, i was so pleased to see siamak namazi and morad tahbaz and others come home. we weren't going to pay $6 billion or a billion plus per hostage because that creates a market for hostages. it makes your blue passport worth a billion dollars. i'm concerned that americans traveling abroad will be targeted by countries like russia and china and iran but also terrorist organizations who know that they can get a big ransom if we pay these sorts of fees and we just weren't prepared to do it. we had unprecedented success bringing americans home from all over the world. the other issue, margaret, what is iran going to do with that money. we saw this with the jcpoa. they took that money and spent it on terrorism and ballistic missiles and nuclear programs. i'm afraid they will build for drones and kill ukrainians with the money we gave them. i'm very concerned about the look of the deal internationally. >> as you know the current administration would argue that those funds are being meld a restricted account in qatar like they were held in a restricted account in south ko

and morad - detained since 2018. and morad tahbaz, detained in 2018.harges, which has led the us to say these are not ordinary prisoners, these are not ordinary prisoners, these are hostages. as part of the swap we understand two of the iranians release from us jails arrived in doha, the others released are not expected to return to iran. there is five prisoners, they were either convicted or charged with what were violations of us sanctions. three of them had been awaiting trial, two of them, the sentences were about to expire. they have freed, given clemency is the phrase being used by the united states as part of this prisoner swap. the united states as part of this prisonerswap. us the united states as part of this prisoner swap. us officials are clear, this was a very difficult decision in negotiations in direct talks. negotiated, nine rounds of discussions here. iranians and americans in separate hotels, qatari officials between them trying to wrestle with the details to come up with a mechanism sojoe biden can say to american taxpayers, this is

morad tabaz was also convicted of espionage without evidence. his daughter said he's been through cancer, had covid three sometimes while suffering inside the iranian prison and she spoke with me last month. >> there's a human on the other side. this is a father, a brother. they're sons, husbands, and it's been years, six years, almost six years for us that we haven't seen them, and it's so important, aside of all the speculations, to remember they're human beings and their families are waiting for them. >> wrongfully detained americans, john, wrapped up in horrible politics. geopolitics and these families now on the precipice of the biggest day of their lives. >> it means so much to these families. there is no debate there. thank you so much. >>> with me now, cnn political and national security analyst david sanger and nic robertson is with us. what should we read into the timing of this? why now? >> great question. it's not entirely clear, because it's not as if there are other diplomatic breakthroughs about to happen with iran. in fact, we ha

and their family. 51-year-old siamek ham assy and 59-year-old emad sharghi in 2018 and 69-year-old morad tahbaz, facing charges relating to spying by the iranian government. the identity of the other two want to remain private and this is a deal in which the u.s. agrees to dismiss federal charges against five iranians accused of violating u.s. sanctions. and to unfreeze $6 billion of iranian oil revenue. iran is only allowed to spend these unfrozen funds on humanitarian purchases. we're told that that will be monitored by the u.s. treasury. but president biden is facing criticism from republicans including from former vice president mike pence who is expected in a speech this hour to say that unfreezing those iranian funds will, quote, foment terrorism across the middle east. given that iran is a u.s. designated tate sponsor of terrorist groups in gaza, syria, baja rain and throughout the middle east. but president biden said reunited wrongly detained americans have a priority since day one and we will continue to impose costs on iran for their provocative actions in the region. our cove

reporter: siamak namazi, emad shargi, and morad tahbaz were three of the five americans on the flight from tehran to doha, qatar. the other two detainees wish to remain anonymous. each was held on various charges, but determined by the u.s. state department to be wrongfully detained. in a statement, emad shargi's sister neda said, this is my brother, not an abstract policy. we are talking about human lives. there is nothing partisan about saving the lives of innocent americans and today should be a moment of american unity as we welcome them home. in a deal struck with the iranians, the five americans were released in exchange for grants of clemency by the u.s. government for five iranian nationals. kaveh lotfolah afrasiabi, mehrdad ansari, amin hasanzadeh, reza sarhangpour kafrani, and kambiz attar kashani. and the transfer of $6 billion in frozen iranian assets held in south korea to a restricted account in qatar. iran can only use the funds for humanitarian purposes. two of the five iranians released, kafrani and ansari, were seen in qatar, headed back to iran. >> we are hoping to

and accompanying emad shargi and morad tahbaz who also holds british citizenship. of their family members on the plane with them it which will be landing in qatar probably in the next hour. they'll probably go through quick medical checks in qatar. and from there, they'll be flying to washington with the two family members. in explain, the iranians are getting back five prisoners held in the u.s. now, only two of them are coming to iran, ana, the others have legal status in the united states and decided to stay there. and the other two are in qatar, we can presume that plane taking iranian americans to qatar will then bring the iranian policers back to iran. and the deal will be completed. as you mentioned the iranians received that $6 billion in a qatari bank account that they will have access to. that was the main thing for them, as long as they got that money because the country's in such a financial chaos. so that's really what was needed to cement the deal. that transfer has been made. but as you know, there's also been a lot of contention about that money. th

climate change and the dryness of the environment, its people have been facing the problem of the moradd neighborhood for a long time. water pipes should be supplied to the people here, which is difficult we are faced with water supply here, how to drink water, how to use water here , there is a water pipe, but the bride has not delivered water. by the order of the supreme leader, we were ordered to install fresh water here, god willing , we will provide water to this area in the next one and a half to two years. oman sea water to the three provinces of sistan and baluchistan, south khorasan and razavi i have a strong start, god willing, with the scientific work and the work of academics that is being done now, this movement is much faster, of course , the speed that we always emphasize that the accuracy of the work should not be reduced . the beginning of azar 1400. it was a resolution that was followed by the board of ministers. in fact, the omani sea water transfer law has been enacted . it is about providing drinking water and creating an incentive so that we can actually provide dr

two others did not want their identities revealed. 67—year—old, morad tahbaz, arrested five years agokdown on environmental activists. 58—year—old emad shargi, a businessman arrested in 2020, also on charges of spying, and 51—year—old siamak namazi, an oil executive, who spent the longest in tehran�*s notorious evin prison. he issued this statement today... we spoke to one of his relatives, who also spent time in evin prison. it is a joyful day, but knowing siamak, and his very strong personality, and his values, i'm sure that he will try to come out of this trauma as soon as possible so he can dedicate his time to constructive ideas. free men, arm in arm. he then took a call from the top diplomat in america, who has vowed to stop this hostage taking. we will take steps every day to make this practice more and more difficult, and more and more of a burden on those countries that engage in it. this is such an extraordinary moment in this very ordinary setting, marking the end of a very painful, personal ordealfor americans, who became bargaining chips in iran's wrangling with the west

reporter: three of the americans, oil executive siamak namazi held for eight years, conservationist morad tahbaz, and businessman emad shargi, were accused of espionage, which they vehemently deny. the fourth and fifth americans wish to remain anonymous. earlier this year, in an interview with cnn from behind bars, namazi appealing directly to president biden. >> i keep getting told that i might be rescued, and deals fall apart where i get left abandoned. honestly, the other hostages and i desperately need president biden to finally hear us, to finally hear our cry for help, and bring us home. >> reporter: today, after 2,898 days in captivity, he thanked the president, saying in a statement he looks forward to getting re-acquainted with liberty, saying, "i want to lay back on the grass with the warm sun on my face and gaze up at the open blue skies." in exchange for their freedom, the biden administration granting clemency to five iranians held in the u.s. and agreeing to unfreeze $6 billion in iranian oil revenues that had been held up by u.s. sanctions. the biden administration adamant

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reporter: three of the americans, oil executive siamak namazi, held for eight years, conservationist moradahbaz, and businessman emad shargi were accused of espionage, which they vehemently deny. the fourth and fifth americans wish to remain anonymous. in exchange for their freedom, the biden administration granting clemency to five iranians held in the u.s. and agreeing to unfreeze $6 billion in iranian oil revenues that had been held up by u.s. sanctions. the biden administration adamant that this is not american money and that iran has agreed to only use the funds for humanitarian purposes. >> this involved the access by iran to its own money. >> reporter: but top republicans say any deal with iran is dangerous. >> unfortunately, the deal that secured their release may very well be the latest example of president biden rewarding and incentivizing tehran's bad behavior. >> reporter: president biden today defending the negotiation, saying it ended years of agony, uncertainty and suffering, adding, reuniting wrongfully detained americans with their loved ones has been a priority for my adm

emad sharghi, morad tahbaz and siamak namazi with two other people unnamed are all heading to washington, d.c. to unite with family. >> these americans are now free after having endured something i think most of us can't possibly imagine. >> reporter: the biden administration agreed to a deal in august clearing $6 billion in frozen iranian oil funds and transferring the money from south korea to switzerland and then to a bank in qatar. officials insist there are guardrails on how the money can be used and won't be accessible to support terrorism or iran's nuclear program. >> president biden's been very clear that one way or another he's committed to insuring iran never acquire nuclear weapons. >> reporter: though the biden administration reiterated the money will be severely restricted, some lawmakers on capitol hill say they're concerned that any financial relief will incentivize future hostage taking. >> $6 billion of released funds will only make it far more expensive for every single american whose traveling abroad. it's a bad decision, although we do thank god those folks are coming

. >> reporter: iran detained morad tahbaz in 2018, the same year businessman imad shargi was first arrestedd without trial in iran's notorious evin prison on what the u.s. consnsiders trumped u up espion charges. in return, five iraninian nationals were granted k4re78ency. two will remain in the u.s. two others will return to iran today. held in a restricted account in qatar. >> these monies can be used to support terrorist organizations, hezbollah, hamas, and, y you kn, acactions off iran. >> reporter: the biden administration insists the u.s. 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. >> reporter: now, another concern is that releasing funds incentivizes hostage-taking by putting a price on the head of other americans. as for other diplomacy with iran, both president biden and iran's president raisi are in new york city, but, norah, they do not have plans to meet.

and morad tahbaz and environmentalists detained in 2018.f spying charges which is led the united states to say that these are not ordinary prisoners, these are not ordinary prisoners, these are not ordinary prisoners, these are hostages. as part of the swap, we understand that two of the iranians released from american jails today are not expected to return to iran. those five prisoners, according to irani and officials, were charged with violations of us sanctions. three of them had actually been awaiting trial, two of them the sentences were about to expire. they have now been freed, given clemency as the phrase being used by the united states as part of this prisoner swap. us officials are clear. this was a very difficult decision. negotiations, talks, negotiating with nine rounds of talks here in qatar. in separate hotels, qatari officials shuttling between them trying to wrestle with all of the difficult details to come up with the mechanism so that president biden could say to american taxpayers, this is not your money, this is irani

and also morad tahbaz, an environmentalist, also detained in 2018, all of them convicted of spying chargese united states to say these are not ordinary prisoners, these are hostages. as part of this swap, we understand that two of the iranians released from american jails arrived in doha today. the three others released as part of this deal are not expected to return to iran. those five prisoners, according to the iranian officials, they were either convicted or charged with what were violations of us sanctions. three of them had actually been awaiting trial. two of them, the sentences were about to expire, but they have now been freed, given clemency, is the phrase being used by the united states as part of this prisoner swap. us officials are clear, this was a very difficult decision in negotiations, indirect talks, talks negotiated or nine rounds of discussions here in qatar, iranians and americans in separate hotels. qatari officials shuttling between them, trying to wrestle with all of the difficult details to come up with a mechanism so that president biden can say to american taxpay

three of the americans -- oil executive siamak namazi held since 2015, conservationist morad tahbaz, and businessman emad shargi, were accused of espionage -- which they vehemently deny. the fourth and fifth americans want to remain anonymous. all five were transferred from prison to house arrest in tehran while the agreement between the u.s. and iran was finalized. >> my belief is that this is the beginning of the end of their nightmare, and the nightmare that their families have experienced. >> reporter: under the deal, iran can only use the $6 billion for humanitarian purposes. but critics say iran shouldn't have access to this money at all. now, officials here insist there are a lot of checks in place on how iran can spend this $6 billion. the u.s. treasury, we are told, will have eyes on these transactions, and veto power. and david, tonight, we're told these five americans could be coming home as soon as next week. david? >> david: all right, mary bruce live at the white house. mary, thank you. >>> next tonight here, north korea's dictator kim jong-un is on his way to russia no

two others did not want their identity revealed. 67—year—old, morad tahbaz, arrested five years ago,kdown on environmental activists. emad shargi, 58—year—old, a businessman arrested in 2020, also on charges of spying. and 51—year—old siamak namazi, who spent the longest in the notorious evin prison. and oil executive. he issued this statement today... we spoke to one of his relatives who also spent time in evin prison. it is a joyful day but knowing siamak namazi and his strong personality and his values, i'm sure that he will try to come out of this trauma as soon as possible so he can dedicate his time to constructive ideals. three men, arm in arm, and he then took a call from the top diplomat in america who has vowed to stop this hostage—taking. we will work every day to take steps every day to make this practice more and more difficult, and more and more of a burden on those countries that engage in it. this is such an extraordinary moment in this extraordinary setting, and a painful personal ordeal for americans who became bargaining chips in iran's wrangling with the west and

and there is also morad tahbaz. he is a british—american conservationist. ten year sentence. the fourth and the fifth american who also holds a iranian passport have not been revealed. the names of the five iranians prisons in the united states, not all of whom are expected to return to iran today, have been released by the iranian mission in new york. so this is an extraordinary moment, especially a rare moment of cooperation between iran and the united states, who do not have diplomatic ties. this complex deal was negotiated over nearly a year by the qatari officials, shuttling between american and iranian delegations in two separate hotels here in the qatari capital. and the end of their efforts will be seen today. lyse doucet, our — efforts will be seen today. lyse doucet, our chief _ efforts will be seen today. lyse doucet, our chief international correspondent, thank you very much. more women have come forward with allegations about russell brand. the times newspaper says "several women" have contacted its journalists since saturday, when it published

and morad tahbaz, a british—american conservationist of iranian descent, who was arrested five yearsmak namzi, both men received 10—year sentences. the fourth and fifth prisoners have not been identified. the agreement will also see the release of $6 billion of iranian funds held in south korea, and five iranians imprisoned in us jails will be freed at the same time. five metropolitan police officers are due to appear at a gross misconduct hearing over the stop—and—search of athlete bianca williams. the british sprinter and her partner richard dos santos were stopped in their car in west london injuly 2020. they were handcuffed, searched and separated from their three—month—old son, but nothing was found and no arrests were made. new research suggests the social media platform snapchat was involved in nearly half of all online grooming crimes recorded by police in england and wales in the past year. figures obtained by the nspcc show there were more than 2000 known cases of sexual communication with a child on the platform. the nspcc is part of a global coalition of more than 100 sex

and there is morad tahbaz, a british—american conservationist and environmentalist, he was arrested fivego. also jailed for ten years. and we understand that the fourth and the fifth prisoner have asked for their identities not to be released to the public. this is a very sensitive deal. the iranian mission in new york released the names of the five iranians who will be freed from american prisoners —— prisons today, there were all convicted of violating us sanctions. the term given for them will be they have been given clemency. this is a very complex and controversial deal, so let's get more details and assessment from sanam vakil, the director of the north african programme at the london based think tank chatham house. in what terms would you describe this extraordinary deal between the united states and iran in direct talks mediated by qatar? i think this is an important _ talks mediated by qatar? i think this is an important confidence l this is an important confidence building — this is an important confidence building measure, a stepping stone, that the _ building measure, a stepp

these are three of the prisoners iran is scheduled to set free — morad tahbaz, a wildlife conservationistis controversial in the us? yeah, at long last this rare moment of co—operation is unfolding. we have just been told that the five american prisoners have arrived at tehran tudors airport, it is a two hourflight here to tehran tudors airport, it is a two hour flight here to doha international airport, the old one. it is a deeply controversial deal, highly complex, but also very compassionate. president biden, the us president, has vowed to bring all americans home, including these five americans home, including these five americans who also hold iranians passports which the us describes as one fully detained, but they are widely regarded as hostages, used by iran as bargaining chips. the money which has arrived here in qatar banks this morning, $6 million, iranians money, they through selling oil to south korea. they can't access that directly, only third parties can use it to purchase non—sanctioned goods, including food and medicine. but the disagreements over this money, iran is say

siamak namazi, emad sharghi and mo mo morad tahbaz and two others who did not want to be identified arrivingand namazi had been wrongfully detained for eight years. and we have more from nic robertson. and nic, the images are beautiful seeing the moments and something that these, some of the families have not really believe was going to ever happen, but what is next? >> yeah, it is amazely heartwarming, isn't it? you cannot but let yourself feel the emotion there, and empathize with them, and understand what they have been through, but of course, we can't understand what they have been through, because we have not been through it, and this is part of the ordeal coming, and first off, looking they will get the medical checks which may take a couple of days, and they will get the medical treatment, and have their families around them, and sort of breathe deeper, and rest easier, but those sleeps in the months ahead at night are not going to be easy, and ki say this, because we have spoken with nasser dean who has spoken to us about at night unpacking all of the terror and the uncertainty that

saw this process start to move forward about a month ago when four of the americans, siamak namazi, moradntity we don't know were moved into house arrest in iran. and in the weeks since, we've seen the steps start to be taken, including with the $6 billion in iranian funding. this is going to be moved from those accounts in south korea to qatar and the reason they issued these waivers was to ensure that the banks in europe don't have to fear getting sanctioned. now the administration has come under some scrutiny from lawmakers who are condemning them for making the agreement with the iranian regime. the state department spokesperson matt miller hit back on the criticisms just a few minutes ago. take a listen. >> i do recognize that there are tough choices involved here and the secretary has been forthright about this. the president has been upfront. there are always tough choices involved in bringing home american citizens. but we -- the president and the secretary have decided that their first priority is to bring these american citizens home and that's why agreed to this arrangement to

for the first time in years, siamak namazi and morad tahbaz and emad shargi are the three that we knowe since 2015. and they've been powerful advocates. they met with members of congress, they had rallies in front of the white house, they pushed to meet with president biden. all of these efforts was to push the administration do whatever it takes to bring their loved ones home. that's ultimately what we saw play out with this deal between the u.s. and iran. one of the officials most involved is roger gerson. he was there in doha, he through with them overnight, back to the united states, and he was there for that emotional reunion early this morning. this is what he told cnn about that moment. >> i can say i probably haven't cried this much since i was a little kid. there's a chance to watch five different people, seven people in total, interact in a way that was very amazing. this is the first time they've had a chance to talk without being surveilled by the iranian government in years. to watch them relax, lighten up, share laughs. >> yeah, so roger said this was a really powerful mo

as we saw siamak namazi, emad sharghi, morad tahbaz walking down the steps with two more unidentifiedricans. they will fly from doha to washington, d.c., to be reunited with the families. we have a team of reporters standing by. becky anderson was on the ground in doha as the plane was pulling up. and we have christiane amanpour here and the long road here, and david as well. >> and to me, many march a couple of months ago to rattle the cages if you like, to say, i am here, and the spotlight needs to stay on, and please, president biden, re-up the negotiations and get us out. it is important, and people don't do things, unless they are put in the spotlight, and it is not easy for the government to do deal with iran. it is not easy. you can see what is happening now. they are getting the backlash, but it needs to be understood they are human beings. >> and hold on, because tony blinken is coming on. >> maybe he will say more about it. >> maybe he will. >> and now, the prisoners are out of detention and now en route to doha to the united to be reunited with the families in the united st

morad tahbaz, charlotte alter, siamak namazi, and two americans who decided not to be named.ed moments ago after flying from tehran to qatar. they were released as part of a deal that includes unfreezing of $6 billion in iranian funds. they will have the option to participate in a department of defense program to help acclimate back to life here. >> a moscow court is hearing an appeal from lawyers representing detained "wall street journal" rurm report rep reporter evan gershkovich. >> is you get any response? >> yeah, tried to speak to him, but failed, unfortunately. i am outside the court now because we were kicked out, essentially. this is one of the few opportunities we get to get face to face with evan gershkovich. 31-year-old "wall street journal" reporter being held on espionage charges. the first journalist to be charged with something like that since the cold war. it's a massive problem between the two countries. we were granted access to the courtroom where his lawyers are repealing his pretrial detention but shortly afterwards we were, you know, kicked out. take a

but as we understand it, those five american citizens, siamak namazi, emad shargi and morad tahbaz pluse not been identified haven't as yet, as we speak, boarded that flight in qatar. we'll be given an indication when that flight is in the air and has left iranian airspace, at which they will be about an hour, an hour and a half night from here. as we understand it, at present, though, this should be the end of what has been a years' long nightmare for these prisoner. as you rightly suggest, this is an exchange effectively, a very complicated and complex deal, which involves the exchange of five iranian prisoners who are currently in jail in the united states for sanction busting. and the release of $6 billion worth of iranian funds which, because of sanctions have been frozen in a south korean bank account for some time. as we understand it, those funds have now been unfrozen. and the role of qatar in all of this is not just been to mediate this deal, which has been 18 months in the making, but those funds, the $6 billion worth of iranian funds, will be transferred here to the qatar ce

this deal toelease these hosta hostages as deribed byhe united states, siamak namazi, emad shargi and morad and two not identified yet. have been mediated by qatar, eight rounds of negotiation and sees the unfreezing of $6 billion of iranian funds. in now, funds that have been restricted in an account in south korea, under the u.s. sanctions policy. ccessfully transferred to nkn accounts in qatar. 's k to this deal, tha the qatarie mediating , that the qataris will be responsible for strictly controlling what the funds are spent on. because under the terms of the deal, the americans have stipulated these fund, the6 billion work of funds, iranian money at the end of the y, but these funds mustspent on nitarian goods, too. and we will know how much that is needed that is needed in iran rese. the deal also including the release of five iranians who are imprisoned ithe united states for sanctions busting. and most all of those prisoners evendmitted to by tehran this morning, actually looking to return to irantwo expected to return here. two expected to stay in the united states. and one expecte

. >> morad is the executive director of the new york immigration coalition which has worked to help incomingilies prepare for the school year. >> one thing that we have been fighting for for a number of years has been insuring that we expand programs for english language learners as well as expanding english language learner transfer schools in new york city. it's a huge need. it continues to be a huge need. >> housing migrant families is also an issue. >> every night we have to be creative to find places to allow people to stay. >> city has opened 206 emergency hotels, parks and building. but still migrants have lined the streets await ago bed one the city government is required to provide to anyone in need under the city's long standing right to shelter mandate. the influx could cost the city more than $12 billion over three years. >> this crisis originated with the federal government and it must be resolved through the federal government. >> new york governor, kathy hokele pushed for more money and expanded pathways for migrants to legally work when they arrive. but they likely need congr

morad tahbaz and emad shargi and siamak namazi. on to the u.s.y were released as part of a wider deal that includes the united states unfreezing 6 billion in iranian funds. these freed americans will have the option to participate in a department of defense program to help them acclimate back to life. remember, nahazi was in prison for almost eight years. we're going to speak with his uncle straight ahead. >> separate the policy and the politics for a minute and families being day >>> just hours from now, president biden is set to speak on the world stage at the united nations and it comes at a moment of global crisis or crises. there's a brutal grinding war in ukraine with no end in sight. catastrophic climate disasters around the world. the earth just had its hottest summer on record and a growing migrant crisis, just to name a few. several key world leaders wouldn't be there at the u.n., russia, china, france, the uk. their leaders are sitting this one out. it's casting doubt about how much can actually be accomplished this week. >> cnn chief

he 67 year old environmental morad tahbaz . he has british us and tahbaz. early release of nearly £5 billion of money. iran earned from selling oil to south korea . here, the conservative mp miriam cates, has spoken exclusively to gb news about her belief that britain's tax system is putting off. having is putting people off. having children when she says she'll keep on pushing for more flexibility and options for families . families. >> our country is really an outlier in the way we treat families. and one of the one of the reasons for that is our taxation system. so we don't recognise families or households in taxation system. so it's in the taxation system. so it's actually to have actually disadvantageous to have children. and i asked whether they'd redistributing they'd look at re redistributing this money so that it was much more flexible. so each family could have a budget, decide how they that money, could have a budget, decide how theygranny, that money, could have a budget, decide how theygranny, more money, could have a budget, decide how theygra

released by iran have been identified publicly -- siamak namazi, who had been detained since 2015, moradaz, an environmentalist jailed since 2018, and emad shargi, who was also arrested in 2018. the names of the other two have not been publicly released. the five prisoners flew on monday from tehran to qatar. they were joined by two other americans who had been barred from leaving iran. secretary of state tony blinken praised the deal. >> just a few minutes ago, i had the great pleasure of speaking to seven americans who are now free. free from their imprisonment or detention in iran, out of iran, out of prison, and now in do ha on the way back to the united states to be reunited with their loved ones. five of the seven had been imprisoned in iran, some for years, two others prevented from leaving iran. i spoke to them after they landed in doha. i can tell you it was for them, for me and emotional conversation. it is easy and the work we do every day sometimes to get lost in the distractions of foreign policy and relations with other countries and forgetting the human element that is at

the americans include morad tahbaz imprinned eight years, emad shargi and siamak namazi. iran accused all three of espionage. the other two have asked not to be identified. president biden releasing a statement today saying in part, quote, five innocent americans who were imprisoned in iran are coming home after enduring years of agony, uncertainty and suffering. i'm grateful to our partners at home and abroad for their tireless efrlgtss to help us achieve this outcome. moments ago, secretary of state antony blinken said he spoked to the released prisoners. >> i can tell you that it was for them, for me, an emotional conversation. it's easy in the work that we do every day sometimes to get lost in the distractions of foreign polls and relations with other countries and forgetting the human element at the heart of everything we do. >> in this delicate prison swap the biden administration is releasing five iranian prisoners and unfreezing $6 billion in iranian oil revenues that were frozen under u.s. sanctions. some republicans blasting president biden for what they are cal

siamak namazi, but also, emad shargi and morad tahbaz and two others who have not wanted to be named. >> that's right. two others that have not wanted to be named and everyone has respected that. and siamak has been held since october 2015, that's nearly eight years, only because he's american. the same with the other two who have been held more or less for the two and a half and two years each. they have been held as part of the ongoing iranian strategy of trying to get its money back that has been frozen in many, many countries after the islamic revolution of 1979. and so this has just been going on. and at the heart of it, though, really, is a human story. at the heart of it are people who have been just swept up, you know, some sham trial, some completely irrelevant charges, some completely nonsensical sentences. and put into deep suffering in evine, which eall know to be such a hard, terrible place, where they have a whole set of different kinds of prisoners there, especially, they have political prisoners. you know, there are a lot of the protesters from, you know, this year of

the british man being freed is 67 year old environmental mentalist morad tahbaz as he's british.also has us and iranian citizenship . five iranians citizenship. five iranians imprisoned in the united states have been freed . the prisoner have been freed. the prisoner swap took a year to agree upon and includes the release of nearly £5 billion of money iran earned from selling oil to south korea . here, conservative mp korea. here, conservative mp miriam cates has spoken exclusively to gb news today about her belief that britain's tax system is putting people off having children. she says she'll keep on pushing for more flexibility and more options for families. >> our country is really an outlier in the way we treat families. and one of the one of the reasons for that is our taxation system. so we don't recognise families or households in system. so it's in the taxation system. so it's actually disadvantageous to have children. whether children. and i asked whether they'd redistributing they'd look at redistributing this that it was much this money so that it was much more flexib

. >> say morad tahbaz 60. >> say morad tahbaz 60. >> the given nobody in the say that he history sharedeah how >> the arc de triomphe. yeah how are you? french crowds delighted that a king is back on french soil . their last monarch forced soil. their last monarch forced out of this place in the 1700s before meeting his fate at the guillotine. but king charles and queen camilla had a much more friendly welcome at the palace of versailles. a magnificent state banquet hosted in their honouh state banquet hosted in their honour. and, of course , honour. and, of course, president pompidou hosted my mother here at the palace of versailles on her second state visit in 1972 to i was reminded recently that when she returned the courtesy with dinner for the president and madame pompidou at the hotel de chevreuse , they ran the hotel de chevreuse, they ran into a little more difficulty . into a little more difficulty. >> our embassy tried to bring in several cases of english wine over from hampshire for the banquet , over from hampshire for the banquet, only to be over from hampshire for the banq

. >> nicholas on morad tahbaz. nicholas lord to be on hollywood lady companion . this is. to the will geddes huw thomas got ignacy be the faux pas la la la la llama. civilian but. faux pas la la la la llama. civilian but . the oh, civilian but. the oh, i'm for the michael . the michael. we what's a beautiful sight for michael cole? >> the national anthem as we heard there. and then a fly—past that was the patrouille de france. >> that was the french red arrows paying their tribute. i've i've heard that the national anthem sung many times, but never quite like that. have you ever heard a rendering of god save the king or queen like that? and of course, the masses , which celebrates the men from marseille who joined the french revolution two centuries ago and made it a success in the sense that abba le roy down with the king, the french lost their , uh, king, the french lost their, uh, their king, king louis xvi. they guillotined him at the other end of this road, the champs—elysees on the place de la concorde. that's where the guillotine was set up. but the french, although

tom, you've been you've been very revealing and morad tahbaz than he's a tahbaz than one.usly a tattoo lover there. thank you very much indeed for your contribution. ian and sarah, though , i mean, ian and sarah, though, i mean, whether you like them or not, what you've got to accept people's right to do what they want with their body, have you not? you do. >> yes. and i mean, i think if they're hidden away and people go into work and they're covered up. but if tom, for example, starts getting them on his face and where visible and then and where it's visible and then complains to say if he gets turned down for you can't turned down for a job, you can't then expect to . to have a sort then expect to. to have a sort of counter argument was that is there there tattoo ism? there a is there a tattoo ism? >> can you discriminate against people? >> i think you can in a way. i mean, would you feel like, you know, if you were interviewing somebody, you would have to be honest they're representing honest that they're representing you company whatever honest that they're representin