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US Denies Releasing Iranian Funds Held Abroad in Exchange for Setting Namazi Free

FILE PHOTO: The White House is awash with early morning sun on the morning of the US Presidential election in Washington November 8, 2016. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

The Biden administration has welcomed Iran allowing the US-Iranian dual national Bagher Namazi to leave the country after having banned him from travel for seven years but denied that the release was linked to unfreezing Iranian funds in South Korea.

Namazi’s son, Siamak Namazi, was also granted a provisional release from Evin prison.

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