US citizens imprisoned in Iran to be put under house arrest

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : The best-known of the five U.S. prisoners in Iran is the businessman Siamak Namazi, who holds dual citizenship.
53% : The mediator at the time was the gulf state of Oman, which has already mediated between Iran and the West on several occasions.
51% : The gulf emirate has repeatedly acted as a mediator between Iran and the U.S.
50% : Earlier this year Iran released two Austrians, a Belgian and a Dane.
49% : Tasnim, close to the powerful Iranian Revolutionary Guards, or IRGC, also said Iran wants its frozen assets released in return for allowing the U.S. citizens to return home.
48% : The release was connected to the transfer of an Iranian diplomat from Belgium to Tehran after he had been convicted on terror charges.
34% : Iran repeatedly imprisons foreigners on charges of espionage or other national security offenses.
29% : WASHINGTON -- Five U.S. citizens detained in Iran were released from a prison in Tehran and placed under house arrest, the U.S. National Security Council said on Thursday.

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