Winston-Salem Journal Article RatingAmericans released by Iran arrive back in US, tearfully embrace loved ones after controversial deal
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70% Very Conservative
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82% Extremely Conservative
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| "Loved ones, some holding small American flags, enveloped them in hugs and exchanged greetings in English and Farsi, the main language of Iran." | Positive | 22% Conservative |
| "WASHINGTON -- Americans detained for years in Iran arrived home Tuesday, tearfully hugged their loved ones and declared Freedom!" | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "Iran says the program is peaceful, but it now enriches uranium closer than ever to weapons-grade levels." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "Iran aired footage of the two prisoners who returned to the Islamic Republic as part of the swap, while two will remain in the U.S. and a fifth will go to a third country." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "Today, five iocent Americans who were imprisoned in Iran are finally coming home, the Democratic president said in a statement released as the plane carrying the group from Tehran initially landed in Doha, Qatar, on Monday." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "We haven't had this moment in over eight years, he added, his arm around his brother and his formerly detained father, Baquer, who had been earlier released by Iran." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "When the Americans initially stopped in Doha after their release from Iran, three of them -- Namazi, Sharghi and Morad Tahbaz -- emerged." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "charged with unlawfully exporting laboratory equipment to Iran and money laundering, though his case had not yet moved to trial." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "In a statement issued on his behalf, Namazi said: I would not be free today, if it wasn't for all of you who didn't allow the world to forget me.The $5.9 billion in cash released to Iran represents money South Korea owed Iran -- but had not yet paid -- for oil purchased before the U.S. imposed sanctions on such transactions in 2019." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| "Tensions are almost certain to remain high between the U.S. and Iran, which are locked in disputes over Tehran's nuclear program and other matters." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
| "The deal has already opened Biden to fresh criticism from Republicans and others who say the administration is helping boost the Iranian economy at a time when Iran poses a growing threat to American troops and Mideast allies." | Negative | -48% Liberal |
| "The former prisoners, who flew on the Gulfstream 5 that brought WNBA star Brittney Griner home after her detention in Russia, later posed for a group photograph with their families, calling out: Freedom!The successful negotiations for the Americans' freedom brought Biden profuse thanks from their families but heat from Republican presidential rivals and other opponents for the monetary arrangement with one of America's top adversaries." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "after being let go as part of a politically risky deal that saw President Joe Biden agree to the release of nearly $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "Former President Donald Trump, the early front-ruer for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, called it an absolutely ridiculous deal on the Truth Social social media site." | Negative | -46% Liberal |
| "The deal has already opened Biden to fresh criticism from Republicans and others who say the administration is helping boost the Iranian economy at a time when Iran poses a growing threat to American troops and Mideast allies." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| "Senate Minority Leader Mitch McCoell accused Biden of rewarding and incentivizing Tehran's bad behavior." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "Senate Minority Leader Mitch McCoell accused Biden of rewarding and incentivizing Tehran's bad behavior." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
61% : Loved ones, some holding small American flags, enveloped them in hugs and exchanged greetings in English and Farsi, the main language of Iran.55% : WASHINGTON -- Americans detained for years in Iran arrived home Tuesday, tearfully hugged their loved ones and declared "Freedom!"
55% : Iran says the program is peaceful, but it now enriches uranium closer than ever to weapons-grade levels.
48% : Iran aired footage of the two prisoners who returned to the Islamic Republic as part of the swap, while two will remain in the U.S. and a fifth will go to a third country.
45% : "Today, five innocent Americans who were imprisoned in Iran are finally coming home," the Democratic president said in a statement released as the plane carrying the group from Tehran initially landed in Doha, Qatar, on Monday.
43% : "We haven't had this moment in over eight years," he added, his arm around his brother and his formerly detained father, Baquer, who had been earlier released by Iran.
43% : When the Americans initially stopped in Doha after their release from Iran, three of them -- Namazi, Sharghi and Morad Tahbaz -- emerged.
37% : charged with unlawfully exporting laboratory equipment to Iran and money laundering, though his case had not yet moved to trial.
35% : In a statement issued on his behalf, Namazi said: "I would not be free today, if it wasn't for all of you who didn't allow the world to forget me."The $5.9 billion in cash released to Iran represents money South Korea owed Iran -- but had not yet paid -- for oil purchased before the U.S. imposed sanctions on such transactions in 2019.
34% : Tensions are almost certain to remain high between the U.S. and Iran, which are locked in disputes over Tehran's nuclear program and other matters.
26% : The deal has already opened Biden to fresh criticism from Republicans and others who say the administration is helping boost the Iranian economy at a time when Iran poses a growing threat to American troops and Mideast allies.
*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.