Iran and Sweden exchanged prisoners on Saturday, breaking a logjam that brought relief to families but also raised concern about Sweden’s decision to release the first-ever Iranian official to ...

Iran and Sweden announce prisoner swap involving convicted war criminal. Hamid Nouri, who was convicted of war crimes for mass executions in Iran in 1988, will be freed in exchange for Swedish ...

Sweden and Iran carried out a prisoner exchange on Saturday, officials said, with Sweden freeing a former Iranian official convicted for his role in a mass execution in the 1980s while Iran ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran and Sweden carried out a prisoner swap Saturday that saw Tehran release a European Union diplomat and another man in exchange for an Iranian convicted in ...

Iran and Sweden to swap prisoners, including convicted war criminal by Yash Roy - 06/15/24 4:51 PM ET. ... The prisoner swap was mediated by Oman, according to a post from its Foreign Ministry.

Iran and Sweden announced a prisoner exchange on Saturday that saw a former Iranian official released in Sweden in exchange for a European Union diplomat and a second Swede. "Hamid Noury, who has ...

June 15 (UPI) --Sweden on Saturday released an Iranian convicted of war crimes as part of a prisoner swap between the two countries.Hamid Noury, who was arrested in Sweden in 2019 and sentenced to ...

International human rights groups and activists have strongly condemned a prisoner exchange between Sweden and Iran that involved Hamid Nouri, a former Iranian prison official convicted in the ...

Iran and Sweden agreed Saturday to a prisoner swap, freeing Hamid Nouri, convicted of war crimes by Sweden over mass 1988 executions in the Islamic Republic, in exchange for two men held by Tehran.

News; Nation/World; Sweden, Iran exchange prisoners in breakthrough swap June 15, 2024 Updated Sat., June 15, 2024 at 6:05 p.m. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson delivers a speech during the ...

Sweden and Iran carried out a prisoner exchange on Saturday, officials said, with Sweden freeing a former Iranian official convicted for his role in a mass execution in the 1980s while Iran ...