Prisoner Swap

EghtesadOnline: The recent prisoner swap between Iran and the United States could be seen as a "positive" signal, but is unlikely to lead to direct bilateral talks as Tehran-Washington political ties are "complicated" in nature, a political analyst says.

EghtesadOnline: Iranian stem cell scientist Masoud Soleimani was freed in a prisoner swap with the United States in return for Iran's release of a Chinese-American convict.

EghtesadOnline: Iran favors peace and is not seeking confrontation but will exercise its right to defense, Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif said in New York, while proposing "a serious dialogue" with the United States on a possible prisoner swap.