An Iranian held in the US and an
American held in
Iran have been freed, the two sides said Saturday, in an apparent prisoner swap at a time of heightened tensions.
Tehran announced the release of Iranian scientist Massoud Soleimani from the
United States shortly before
Washington declared American researcher Xiyue Wang was returning home.
"Glad that Professor Massoud Soleimani and Mr. Xiyue Wang will be joining their families shortly," Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted.