Iranian media in recent months said there are several Iranians in U.S. custody, including Sirous Asgari, a 60-year-old university professor.
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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran says it is ready for unconditional prisoner swap talks with the United States because of fears that the coronavirus could put the lives of the prisoners at risk, Iranian media reported Sunday.
An Iranian news website, Khabaronline.ir, quoted Cabinet spokesman Ali Rabiei as saying there is a « readiness for all prisoners » to be discuss without condition.
« But the U. S. has refused to answer, so far, » said Rabiei. « We hope that as the outbreak of the Covid-19 disease threatens the lives of Iranian citizens in the U. S. prisons, the U. S. government eventually will prefer lives to politics. »
Rabiei said Iran considers the U.
