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The United States reached an agreement with Iran on Thursday to release several imprisoned Iranians and grant access to $6bn in frozen Iranian oil revenue in exchange for the release of five jailed Americans. US National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said in a statement that five Americans had been moved from Tehran's Evin prison to house arrest and negotiations for their release were continuing.

"We have received confirmation that Iran has released from prison five Americans who were unjustly detained and has placed them on house arrest," Watson said. "We will not rest until they are all back home in the United States," she added, saying that the White House would have little more to say because "negotiations for their eventual release remain ongoing and are delicate."

 

Iran's mission to the United Nations confirmed the transfers and said they were part of a US-Iranian prisoner exchange deal.