The prisoner swap was mediated by Oman, Sweden’s nation’s overseas ministry mentioned in an announcement.
Commenting on the swap, a coalition of opposition teams in Iran mentioned the discharge of Nouri “solely emboldens the mullahs’ regime, its torturers and executioners to proceed their genocide and crimes in opposition to humanity.”
The Secretariat of the Nationwide Council of Resistance of Iran went on to say: “[I]t will embolden the non secular fascism to step up terrorism, hostage-taking, and blackmail.”
Hadi Ghaemi, CHRI’s Govt Director of The Centre for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI), echoed the criticism.
“Bilateral offers that nations make with the Islamic Republic to free overseas and twin nationals who have been illegally kidnapped and imprisoned by Iran to be used as bargaining chips ship a transparent message to Tehran: take our residents after which title your value, we’ll pay.”
He mentioned the deal “rewards the Islamic Republic for its hostage-taking and encourages Iran to proceed its profitable hostage commerce”.
The swap follows the discharge of 5 US-Iranian residents final yr in change for the discharge of $6 billion in frozen funds held in South Korea.
