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 best as we can," he said.