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Joe Biden said the US volition proceed to enforce costs connected Iran for their provocative actions (File)
Washington:
President Joe Biden said the United States would support piling "costs" connected Iran contempt a captive swap woody that freed 5 Americans connected Monday.
Joe Biden confirmed that helium was imposing caller sanctions connected Iran's quality ministry and erstwhile president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for their engagement successful "wrongful detentions."
"Today, 5 guiltless Americans who were imprisoned successful Iran are yet coming home," Joe Biden said successful a statement.
Joe Biden said that "as we observe the instrumentality of these Americans, we besides retrieve those who did not return," including Bob Levinson, a erstwhile FBI cause who disappeared successful Iran and is presumed dead.
"We volition proceed to enforce costs connected Iran for their provocative actions successful the region," Joe Biden said.
His connection did not notation the granting of clemency to 5 Iranians jailed oregon awaiting proceedings for non-violent crimes, which a US authoritative announced earlier.
Joe Biden has faced terrible disapproval from his Republican opponents implicit the deal, which came to fruition aft the merchandise of $6 cardinal successful Iranian funds agelong frozen by US state South Korea.
He thanked the governments of Qatar, Oman, Switzerland and South Korea for their "tireless efforts" to marque the woody happen.
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