Prisoner Exchange

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White House welcomes returning Americans from Doha as Congress presses for accounting

President Donald Trump met returning American detainees on the South Lawn Saturday after a Doha-brokered exchange released roughly forty foreign nationals and the remains of eleven U.S. service members, even as Senate Democrats demanded a written briefing on the deal's terms.

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In Doha Tarmac Exchange, Iran Releases 40 Foreigners and Remains of U.S. Service Members

A choreographed swap at Hamad International Airport delivered roughly 40 detained foreigners and the remains of fallen U.S. troops out of Iran, while Tehran took home dozens of its nationals and Hezbollah-linked detainees held by the United States and Israel.

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