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    Five Americans detained in Iran walk free, released in deal for frozen Iranian assets

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    Emad Sharghi, Morad Tahbaz and Siamak Namazi, former prisoners in Iran, walk out of a Qatar Airways flight that brought them out of Tehran and to Doha, Qatar, Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. Five prisoners sought by the U.S. in a swap with Iran were freed Monday and headed home as part of a deal that saw nearly $6 billion in Iranian assets unfrozen. (AP Photo/Lujain Jo)

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    by Jon Gambrell, Lujan Jo and Mathew Lee

    DOHA, Qatar  — Five Americans detained for years in Iran walked off a plane and into freedom Monday, most arm-in-arm, as part of a politi...

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