Iran Sanctions Have Been Lifted. U.S. - Iran Complete Prisoner Swap

Reuters: Nuclear sanctions lifted as Iran, U.S. agree on prisoner swap

Iran emerged from years of economic isolation on Saturday when world powers lifted crippling sanctions against the Islamic Republic in return for Tehran complying with a deal to curb its nuclear ambitions.

In a dramatic move scheduled to coincide with the scrapping of the sanctions, Tehran also announced the release of five Americans including Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian as part of a prisoner swap with the United States.

Together, the lifting of sanctions and the prisoner deal considerably reduce the hostility between Tehran and Washington that has shaped the Middle East since Iran's Islamic Revolution of 1979.

More News On Today's Lifting Of Iranian Sanctions

US, EU lift sanctions against Iran amid landmark nuke deal -- AP
Iran nuclear deal: International sanctions lifted -- BBC
Iran Complies With Nuclear Deal; Sanctions Are Lifted -- NYT
Sanctions against Iran lifted after compliance with nuclear deal -- The Guardian
Sanctions lifted after Iran found in compliance on nuclear deal -- CNN
International sanctions against Iran lifted -- Washington Post
International sanctions against Iran lifted in landmark nuke deal -- USA Today
EU, US lift Iran sanctions as UN watchdog says Tehran ‘has kept nuclear promises’ -- RT
Iran warmly welcomes sanctions' end, though long thaw ahead -- AP
Iran close to collecting $100B in frozen assets after nuke deal compliance, country official says -- FOX News/AP
Iran celebrates lifting of sanctions but many caveats remain -- The Guardian
Iran nuclear deal: What happens next -- Don Melvin, CNN

More News On Today's U.S. - Iran Prisoner Swap

Obama under fire for historic prisoner swap with Iran which sees seven spies and hackers returned to Tehran in exchange for a U.S. journalist and three other Americans, as Kerry lifts economic sanctions -- Daily Mail
Iran Releases Americans in Breakthrough Prisoner Exchange -- AP
Jason Rezaian and three other US prisoners freed in Iran -- BBC
Iran to release US prisoners including Jason Rezaian as John Kerry arrives in Vienna to finalise nuclear deal -- The Independent
Iran frees Post reporter Jason Rezaian, 4 other Americans, officials say -- Washington Post
A look at the 7 Iranian prisoners released by the US -- AP