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GOP REPS RAISE ALARM BELLS OVER IRAN'S INFLUENCE IN ‘AMERICAN RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS’

  GOP REPS RAISE ALARM BELLS OVER IRAN'S INFLUENCE IN ‘AMERICAN RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS’ Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iran and the U.S. Have agreed to a prisoner swap. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA/Reuters ) "I don’t want to get ahead of where we are, in terms of the negotiations," Kirby continued. "Getting them out of prison is a good, first step but it’s still a delicate set of negotiations and I just don’t think it's helpful for me to go into much detail over what it's going to take to eventually secure their freedom. When they go back home, if we are successful and if we can get them back home and hopefully that will happen soon, you bet, I will come back on your show and we’ll talk about all of the things that had to be done to make that happen," Kirby said. "I will be happy to do with it and answer any questions people have. But right now, we want to make sure they are...
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BIDEN REACHES $6B DEAL TO FREE AMERICANS IN EXCHANGE FOR JAILED IRANIANS

  BIDEN REACHES $6B DEAL TO FREE AMERICANS IN EXCHANGE FOR JAILED IRANIANS National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby speaks during the daily briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 26, 2023. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) Kirby said U.S. Officials have been able to confirm through Swiss sources that the prisoners were in fact moved out of a prison in Tehran and were placed under house arrest in a hotel, indicating Iran's initial compliance with the prospective deal. But, he cautioned, there are many moving parts that need to go right before these Americans are safely brought home to the United States. "They are out of prison. In fact, one of the five already was under house arrest, but we have four moved into house arrest today…and out of prison which is a good thing. And that way we  obviously will do what we can to look after their health and well-being as be...
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